used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a terrible great lion that lay on shore, covered as it were by a shade of a piece of the hill.
aimverbUS /eɪm/
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
amazedadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading But the boy looked amazed: "Me kill him!" says he, "he eat me at one mouth:" meaning one mouthful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Xury," said I, "you shall go on shore and kill him."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a terrible great lion that lay on shore, covered as it were by a shade of a piece of the hill.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the boy looked amazed: "Me kill him!" says he, "he eat me at one mouth:" meaning one mouthful.
awaking
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From this reading The lion awaking with the pain, got up, but soon fell down, giving the most hideous groan I ever heard: but taking my second piece, I shot him through the head, and then he lay struggling for life.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
propose a payment
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
biggestadjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡəst/
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
a youthful male person
From this reading But the boy looked amazed: "Me kill him!" says he, "he eat me at one mouth:" meaning one mouthful.
lacking funds
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the boy looked amazed: "Me kill him!" says he, "he eat me at one mouth:" meaning one mouthful.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a terrible great lion that lay on shore, covered as it were by a shade of a piece of the hill.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
chargingverbUS /ˈtʃɑːrdʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “charge” — to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading It was a terrible great lion that lay on shore, covered as it were by a shade of a piece of the hill.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The lion awaking with the pain, got up, but soon fell down, giving the most hideous groan I ever heard: but taking my second piece, I shot him through the head, and then he lay struggling for life.
take in solid food
From this reading But the boy looked amazed: "Me kill him!" says he, "he eat me at one mouth:" meaning one mouthful.
at any time
From this reading The lion awaking with the pain, got up, but soon fell down, giving the most hideous groan I ever heard: but taking my second piece, I shot him through the head, and then he lay struggling for life.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The lion awaking with the pain, got up, but soon fell down, giving the most hideous groan I ever heard: but taking my second piece, I shot him through the head, and then he lay struggling for life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The lion awaking with the pain, got up, but soon fell down, giving the most hideous groan I ever heard: but taking my second piece, I shot him through the head, and then he lay struggling for life.
the act of giving
From this reading The lion awaking with the pain, got up, but soon fell down, giving the most hideous groan I ever heard: but taking my second piece, I shot him through the head, and then he lay struggling for life.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Xury," said I, "you shall go on shore and kill him."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The lion awaking with the pain, got up, but soon fell down, giving the most hideous groan I ever heard: but taking my second piece, I shot him through the head, and then he lay struggling for life.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was a terrible great lion that lay on shore, covered as it were by a shade of a piece of the hill.
groannounUS /ɡroʊn/
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading The lion awaking with the pain, got up, but soon fell down, giving the most hideous groan I ever heard: but taking my second piece, I shot him through the head, and then he lay struggling for life.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the boy looked amazed: "Me kill him!" says he, "he eat me at one mouth:" meaning one mouthful.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The lion awaking with the pain, got up, but soon fell down, giving the most hideous groan I ever heard: but taking my second piece, I shot him through the head, and then he lay struggling for life.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading The lion awaking with the pain, got up, but soon fell down, giving the most hideous groan I ever heard: but taking my second piece, I shot him through the head, and then he lay struggling for life.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading It was a terrible great lion that lay on shore, covered as it were by a shade of a piece of the hill.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Xury," said I, "you shall go on shore and kill him."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Xury," said I, "you shall go on shore and kill him."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a terrible great lion that lay on shore, covered as it were by a shade of a piece of the hill.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "Xury," said I, "you shall go on shore and kill him."
knee-bone
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From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was a terrible great lion that lay on shore, covered as it were by a shade of a piece of the hill.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The lion awaking with the pain, got up, but soon fell down, giving the most hideous groan I ever heard: but taking my second piece, I shot him through the head, and then he lay struggling for life.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading It was a terrible great lion that lay on shore, covered as it were by a shade of a piece of the hill.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But the boy looked amazed: "Me kill him!" says he, "he eat me at one mouth:" meaning one mouthful.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the boy looked amazed: "Me kill him!" says he, "he eat me at one mouth:" meaning one mouthful.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading But the boy looked amazed: "Me kill him!" says he, "he eat me at one mouth:" meaning one mouthful.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The lion awaking with the pain, got up, but soon fell down, giving the most hideous groan I ever heard: but taking my second piece, I shot him through the head, and then he lay struggling for life.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading But the boy looked amazed: "Me kill him!" says he, "he eat me at one mouth:" meaning one mouthful.
mouthfulnounUS /ˈmaʊθfʊl/
the quantity that can be held in the mouth
From this reading But the boy looked amazed: "Me kill him!" says he, "he eat me at one mouth:" meaning one mouthful.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a terrible great lion that lay on shore, covered as it were by a shade of a piece of the hill.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a terrible great lion that lay on shore, covered as it were by a shade of a piece of the hill.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the boy looked amazed: "Me kill him!" says he, "he eat me at one mouth:" meaning one mouthful.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading The lion awaking with the pain, got up, but soon fell down, giving the most hideous groan I ever heard: but taking my second piece, I shot him through the head, and then he lay struggling for life.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading It was a terrible great lion that lay on shore, covered as it were by a shade of a piece of the hill.
powdernounUS /ˈpaʊdər/
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Xury," said I, "you shall go on shore and kill him."
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading But the boy looked amazed: "Me kill him!" says he, "he eat me at one mouth:" meaning one mouthful.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The lion awaking with the pain, got up, but soon fell down, giving the most hideous groan I ever heard: but taking my second piece, I shot him through the head, and then he lay struggling for life.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading It was a terrible great lion that lay on shore, covered as it were by a shade of a piece of the hill.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Xury," said I, "you shall go on shore and kill him."
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading It was a terrible great lion that lay on shore, covered as it were by a shade of a piece of the hill.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading The lion awaking with the pain, got up, but soon fell down, giving the most hideous groan I ever heard: but taking my second piece, I shot him through the head, and then he lay struggling for life.
slugnounUS /slʌɡ/
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
slugsnounUS /slʌɡz/
plural of “slug” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
in the near future
From this reading The lion awaking with the pain, got up, but soon fell down, giving the most hideous groan I ever heard: but taking my second piece, I shot him through the head, and then he lay struggling for life.
not in physical motion
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
strugglingadjectiveUS /ˈstrʌɡəlɪŋ/
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading The lion awaking with the pain, got up, but soon fell down, giving the most hideous groan I ever heard: but taking my second piece, I shot him through the head, and then he lay struggling for life.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading The lion awaking with the pain, got up, but soon fell down, giving the most hideous groan I ever heard: but taking my second piece, I shot him through the head, and then he lay struggling for life.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading It was a terrible great lion that lay on shore, covered as it were by a shade of a piece of the hill.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a terrible great lion that lay on shore, covered as it were by a shade of a piece of the hill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a terrible great lion that lay on shore, covered as it were by a shade of a piece of the hill.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The lion awaking with the pain, got up, but soon fell down, giving the most hideous groan I ever heard: but taking my second piece, I shot him through the head, and then he lay struggling for life.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The lion awaking with the pain, got up, but soon fell down, giving the most hideous groan I ever heard: but taking my second piece, I shot him through the head, and then he lay struggling for life.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a terrible great lion that lay on shore, covered as it were by a shade of a piece of the hill.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a terrible great lion that lay on shore, covered as it were by a shade of a piece of the hill.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Upon which I bid him lie still, and charging my biggest gun with two slugs, and a good charge of powder, I took the best aim I could to shoot him through the head, but his leg lying over his nose, the slug broke his knee-bone.
Xury
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From this reading "Xury," said I, "you shall go on shore and kill him."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Xury," said I, "you shall go on shore and kill him."
