used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
anew
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
ammunitionnounUS /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/
projectiles to be fired from a gun
From this reading But this was spending our ammunition in vain, the flesh not being good to eat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upon this Xury took heart and desired my leave to go on shore.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I bethought me, however, that his skin would be of use.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But this was spending our ammunition in vain, the flesh not being good to eat.
bethought
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From this reading I bethought me, however, that his skin would be of use.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Xury was like a champion, and comes on board for a hatchet, to cut of the head of his enemy: but not having strength to perform it, he cut off and brought me a foot.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Xury was like a champion, and comes on board for a hatchet, to cut of the head of his enemy: but not having strength to perform it, he cut off and brought me a foot.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this was spending our ammunition in vain, the flesh not being good to eat.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
championnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiən/
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading Xury was like a champion, and comes on board for a hatchet, to cut of the head of his enemy: but not having strength to perform it, he cut off and brought me a foot.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Xury was like a champion, and comes on board for a hatchet, to cut of the head of his enemy: but not having strength to perform it, he cut off and brought me a foot.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Xury was like a champion, and comes on board for a hatchet, to cut of the head of his enemy: but not having strength to perform it, he cut off and brought me a foot.
wanted intensely
From this reading Upon this Xury took heart and desired my leave to go on shore.
take in solid food
From this reading But this was spending our ammunition in vain, the flesh not being good to eat.
an opposing military force
From this reading Xury was like a champion, and comes on board for a hatchet, to cut of the head of his enemy: but not having strength to perform it, he cut off and brought me a foot.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading But this was spending our ammunition in vain, the flesh not being good to eat.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Xury was like a champion, and comes on board for a hatchet, to cut of the head of his enemy: but not having strength to perform it, he cut off and brought me a foot.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Xury was like a champion, and comes on board for a hatchet, to cut of the head of his enemy: but not having strength to perform it, he cut off and brought me a foot.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Upon this Xury took heart and desired my leave to go on shore.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But this was spending our ammunition in vain, the flesh not being good to eat.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
hatchetnounUS /ˈhætʃət/
weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
From this reading Xury was like a champion, and comes on board for a hatchet, to cut of the head of his enemy: but not having strength to perform it, he cut off and brought me a foot.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Xury was like a champion, and comes on board for a hatchet, to cut of the head of his enemy: but not having strength to perform it, he cut off and brought me a foot.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Upon this Xury took heart and desired my leave to go on shore.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I bethought me, however, that his skin would be of use.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Xury was like a champion, and comes on board for a hatchet, to cut of the head of his enemy: but not having strength to perform it, he cut off and brought me a foot.
go away from a place
From this reading Upon this Xury took heart and desired my leave to go on shore.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Xury was like a champion, and comes on board for a hatchet, to cut of the head of his enemy: but not having strength to perform it, he cut off and brought me a foot.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Xury was like a champion, and comes on board for a hatchet, to cut of the head of his enemy: but not having strength to perform it, he cut off and brought me a foot.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Upon this Xury took heart and desired my leave to go on shore.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But this was spending our ammunition in vain, the flesh not being good to eat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Xury was like a champion, and comes on board for a hatchet, to cut of the head of his enemy: but not having strength to perform it, he cut off and brought me a foot.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Xury was like a champion, and comes on board for a hatchet, to cut of the head of his enemy: but not having strength to perform it, he cut off and brought me a foot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Upon this Xury took heart and desired my leave to go on shore.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But this was spending our ammunition in vain, the flesh not being good to eat.
performverbUS /pərˈfɔːrm/
carry out or perform an action
From this reading Xury was like a champion, and comes on board for a hatchet, to cut of the head of his enemy: but not having strength to perform it, he cut off and brought me a foot.
an amount of time
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
shootingnounUS /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Upon this Xury took heart and desired my leave to go on shore.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading I bethought me, however, that his skin would be of use.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading But this was spending our ammunition in vain, the flesh not being good to eat.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Xury was like a champion, and comes on board for a hatchet, to cut of the head of his enemy: but not having strength to perform it, he cut off and brought me a foot.
swamverbUS /swæm/
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I bethought me, however, that his skin would be of use.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Upon this Xury took heart and desired my leave to go on shore.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Upon this Xury took heart and desired my leave to go on shore.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Upon this Xury took heart and desired my leave to go on shore.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon this Xury took heart and desired my leave to go on shore.
the act of using
From this reading I bethought me, however, that his skin would be of use.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading But this was spending our ammunition in vain, the flesh not being good to eat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this was spending our ammunition in vain, the flesh not being good to eat.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Go then," said I. Upon which taking a little gun in one hand, he swam to shore with the other, and coming close to the lion, put a period to his life, by shooting him again through the head.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I bethought me, however, that his skin would be of use.
Xury
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon this Xury took heart and desired my leave to go on shore.
