used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They called him a god and worshipped him.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The hot yellow rays of the sun played across his ribbed chest and the muscles in his long legs and thick arms.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He neither ate nor drank, nor breathed the wild free air, yet he was mighty beyond belief.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They called him a god and worshipped him.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The hot yellow rays of the sun played across his ribbed chest and the muscles in his long legs and thick arms.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading He neither ate nor drank, nor breathed the wild free air, yet he was mighty beyond belief.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading He neither ate nor drank, nor breathed the wild free air, yet he was mighty beyond belief.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He neither ate nor drank, nor breathed the wild free air, yet he was mighty beyond belief.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading But grief bowed those superbly-muscled shoulders, for he knew he was human.
uttered without voice
From this reading He neither ate nor drank, nor breathed the wild free air, yet he was mighty beyond belief.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But grief bowed those superbly-muscled shoulders, for he knew he was human.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They called him a god and worshipped him.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading The hot yellow rays of the sun played across his ribbed chest and the muscles in his long legs and thick arms.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading He neither ate nor drank, nor breathed the wild free air, yet he was mighty beyond belief.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But grief bowed those superbly-muscled shoulders, for he knew he was human.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading He neither ate nor drank, nor breathed the wild free air, yet he was mighty beyond belief.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading They called him a god and worshipped him.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading But grief bowed those superbly-muscled shoulders, for he knew he was human.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He neither ate nor drank, nor breathed the wild free air, yet he was mighty beyond belief.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They called him a god and worshipped him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The hot yellow rays of the sun played across his ribbed chest and the muscles in his long legs and thick arms.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The hot yellow rays of the sun played across his ribbed chest and the muscles in his long legs and thick arms.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading But grief bowed those superbly-muscled shoulders, for he knew he was human.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hot yellow rays of the sun played across his ribbed chest and the muscles in his long legs and thick arms.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But grief bowed those superbly-muscled shoulders, for he knew he was human.
staying power
From this reading The hot yellow rays of the sun played across his ribbed chest and the muscles in his long legs and thick arms.
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 hot yellow rays of the sun played across his ribbed chest and the muscles in his long legs and thick arms.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading He neither ate nor drank, nor breathed the wild free air, yet he was mighty beyond belief.
musclesnounUS /ˈmʌsəlz/
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading The hot yellow rays of the sun played across his ribbed chest and the muscles in his long legs and thick arms.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He neither ate nor drank, nor breathed the wild free air, yet he was mighty beyond belief.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He neither ate nor drank, nor breathed the wild free air, yet he was mighty beyond belief.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hot yellow rays of the sun played across his ribbed chest and the muscles in his long legs and thick arms.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tyr stood on the warm white sands and stretched.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading The hot yellow rays of the sun played across his ribbed chest and the muscles in his long legs and thick arms.
raysnounUS /reɪz/
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading The hot yellow rays of the sun played across his ribbed chest and the muscles in his long legs and thick arms.
ribbedadjectiveUS /rɪbd/
furnished or strengthened with ribs
From this reading The hot yellow rays of the sun played across his ribbed chest and the muscles in his long legs and thick arms.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading Tyr stood on the warm white sands and stretched.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading But grief bowed those superbly-muscled shoulders, for he knew he was human.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Tyr stood on the warm white sands and stretched.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Tyr stood on the warm white sands and stretched.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The hot yellow rays of the sun played across his ribbed chest and the muscles in his long legs and thick arms.
superbly-muscled
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From this reading But grief bowed those superbly-muscled shoulders, for he knew he was human.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He neither ate nor drank, nor breathed the wild free air, yet he was mighty beyond belief.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They called him a god and worshipped him.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The hot yellow rays of the sun played across his ribbed chest and the muscles in his long legs and thick arms.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But grief bowed those superbly-muscled shoulders, for he knew he was human.
Tyrnoun
(Norse mythology) god of war and strife and son of Odin; identified with Anglo-Saxon Tiu
From this reading Tyr stood on the warm white sands and stretched.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Tyr stood on the warm white sands and stretched.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He neither ate nor drank, nor breathed the wild free air, yet he was mighty beyond belief.
a Caucasian
From this reading Tyr stood on the warm white sands and stretched.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading He neither ate nor drank, nor breathed the wild free air, yet he was mighty beyond belief.
worshippedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrʃəpt/
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
From this reading They called him a god and worshipped him.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The hot yellow rays of the sun played across his ribbed chest and the muscles in his long legs and thick arms.
but in spite of that
From this reading He neither ate nor drank, nor breathed the wild free air, yet he was mighty beyond belief.
