used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He must hollow out a grave after death for her whom in life he had been bound to protect.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WEARY AND THIRSTY.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
BedouinsnounUS /ˈbedoʊənz/
plural of “bedouin” — a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He must hollow out a grave after death for her whom in life he had been bound to protect.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
bivouacnounUS /ˈbɪvwæk/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
confined by bonds
From this reading He must hollow out a grave after death for her whom in life he had been bound to protect.
of short duration or distance
From this reading After a brief prayer, the lad—with no implement but his hands—set to his toilsome but hallowed task.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
the first light of day
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading He must hollow out a grave after death for her whom in life he had been bound to protect.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
an old word for “before”
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
at any time
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He must hollow out a grave after death for her whom in life he had been bound to protect.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
glimmernounUS /ˈɡlɪmər/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
death of a person
From this reading He must hollow out a grave after death for her whom in life he had been bound to protect.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
hallowedadjectiveUS /ˈhæloʊd/
worthy of religious veneration
From this reading After a brief prayer, the lad—with no implement but his hands—set to his toilsome but hallowed task.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading After a brief prayer, the lad—with no implement but his hands—set to his toilsome but hallowed task.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He must hollow out a grave after death for her whom in life he had been bound to protect.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading He must hollow out a grave after death for her whom in life he had been bound to protect.
implementverbUS /ˈɪmpləmənt/
apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design
From this reading After a brief prayer, the lad—with no implement but his hands—set to his toilsome but hallowed task.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
a boy or man
From this reading After a brief prayer, the lad—with no implement but his hands—set to his toilsome but hallowed task.
immediately past
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He must hollow out a grave after death for her whom in life he had been bound to protect.
lifelessadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪfləs/
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
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 The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must hollow out a grave after death for her whom in life he had been bound to protect.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
not any; not one
From this reading After a brief prayer, the lad—with no implement but his hands—set to his toilsome but hallowed task.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He must hollow out a grave after death for her whom in life he had been bound to protect.
performverbUS /pərˈfɔːrm/
carry out or perform an action
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading After a brief prayer, the lad—with no implement but his hands—set to his toilsome but hallowed task.
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading He must hollow out a grave after death for her whom in life he had been bound to protect.
move upward
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
Identical; not different.
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading After a brief prayer, the lad—with no implement but his hands—set to his toilsome but hallowed task.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
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From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
not in physical motion
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading After a brief prayer, the lad—with no implement but his hands—set to his toilsome but hallowed task.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
THIRSTYadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːrsti/
needing moisture
From this reading WEARY AND THIRSTY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
toilsomeadjective
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
From this reading After a brief prayer, the lad—with no implement but his hands—set to his toilsome but hallowed task.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading WEARY AND THIRSTY.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE same glimmer of dawn which had aroused the Bedouins from their bivouac while stars still shone in the dark blue sky, awoke Robin, as he lay stretched on his bed of sand, near the lifeless form of his friend.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He must hollow out a grave after death for her whom in life he had been bound to protect.
in the company of; together with
From this reading After a brief prayer, the lad—with no implement but his hands—set to his toilsome but hallowed task.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The sun would rise ere long, the fierce, cruel sun, the last that he was ever likely to see; but the young Knight of St. John had a duty to perform before he should perish of thirst.
