used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ADH'S FIRST FIGHT WHEREVER he went, Adh carried about with him a club.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ADH'S FIRST FIGHT WHEREVER he went, Adh carried about with him a club.
Adhnoun
hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus
From this reading ADH'S FIRST FIGHT WHEREVER he went, Adh carried about with him a club.
ADH'S
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From this reading ADH'S FIRST FIGHT WHEREVER he went, Adh carried about with him a club.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Besides the club, he had made himself a long straight spear, with the end of it rubbed to a point against the rocks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He used the spear for getting fish, and had become so skilful that he hardly ever missed them.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides the club, he had made himself a long straight spear, with the end of it rubbed to a point against the rocks.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading ADH'S FIRST FIGHT WHEREVER he went, Adh carried about with him a club.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading He had broken it from the limb of a tree, and rubbed and polished it on the rocky floor of the cave until it was hard and smooth.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading ADH'S FIRST FIGHT WHEREVER he went, Adh carried about with him a club.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
at any time
From this reading He used the spear for getting fish, and had become so skilful that he hardly ever missed them.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading ADH'S FIRST FIGHT WHEREVER he went, Adh carried about with him a club.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading ADH'S FIRST FIGHT WHEREVER he went, Adh carried about with him a club.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading He used the spear for getting fish, and had become so skilful that he hardly ever missed them.
fistsnounUS /fɪsts/
plural of “fist” — a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading He had broken it from the limb of a tree, and rubbed and polished it on the rocky floor of the cave until it was hard and smooth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He used the spear for getting fish, and had become so skilful that he hardly ever missed them.
set up or found
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had broken it from the limb of a tree, and rubbed and polished it on the rocky floor of the cave until it was hard and smooth.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading He used the spear for getting fish, and had become so skilful that he hardly ever missed them.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
only a very short time before
From this reading He used the spear for getting fish, and had become so skilful that he hardly ever missed them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ADH'S FIRST FIGHT WHEREVER he went, Adh carried about with him a club.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ADH'S FIRST FIGHT WHEREVER he went, Adh carried about with him a club.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
knobnounUS /nɑːb/
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
limbnounUS /lɪm/
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading He had broken it from the limb of a tree, and rubbed and polished it on the rocky floor of the cave until it was hard and smooth.
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 Besides the club, he had made himself a long straight spear, with the end of it rubbed to a point against the rocks.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Besides the club, he had made himself a long straight spear, with the end of it rubbed to a point against the rocks.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading He used the spear for getting fish, and had become so skilful that he hardly ever missed them.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Besides the club, he had made himself a long straight spear, with the end of it rubbed to a point against the rocks.
polishedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃt/
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading He had broken it from the limb of a tree, and rubbed and polished it on the rocky floor of the cave until it was hard and smooth.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Besides the club, he had made himself a long straight spear, with the end of it rubbed to a point against the rocks.
rockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading He had broken it from the limb of a tree, and rubbed and polished it on the rocky floor of the cave until it was hard and smooth.
rubbedverbUS /rʌbd/
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading He had broken it from the limb of a tree, and rubbed and polished it on the rocky floor of the cave until it was hard and smooth.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
skilfuladjective
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading He used the spear for getting fish, and had become so skilful that he hardly ever missed them.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading He had broken it from the limb of a tree, and rubbed and polished it on the rocky floor of the cave until it was hard and smooth.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He used the spear for getting fish, and had become so skilful that he hardly ever missed them.
spearnounUS /spɪr/
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading Besides the club, he had made himself a long straight spear, with the end of it rubbed to a point against the rocks.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Besides the club, he had made himself a long straight spear, with the end of it rubbed to a point against the rocks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He used the spear for getting fish, and had become so skilful that he hardly ever missed them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Besides the club, he had made himself a long straight spear, with the end of it rubbed to a point against the rocks.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading He had broken it from the limb of a tree, and rubbed and polished it on the rocky floor of the cave until it was hard and smooth.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He had broken it from the limb of a tree, and rubbed and polished it on the rocky floor of the cave until it was hard and smooth.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He used the spear for getting fish, and had become so skilful that he hardly ever missed them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had found himself a new one, now that his first was broken, and this new club was short and heavy, with a great hard knob on the end of it, as big as his two fists.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ADH'S FIRST FIGHT WHEREVER he went, Adh carried about with him a club.
in or to any place at all
From this reading ADH'S FIRST FIGHT WHEREVER he went, Adh carried about with him a club.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ADH'S FIRST FIGHT WHEREVER he went, Adh carried about with him a club.
