used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The noonday heat forced him to take a prolonged rest, but he fought on as soon as possible; and sunset found him crawling weakly onward.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Signs of Life All through the night he travelled; and into the rising sun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Signs of Life All through the night he travelled; and into the rising sun.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The noonday heat forced him to take a prolonged rest, but he fought on as soon as possible; and sunset found him crawling weakly onward.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The noonday heat forced him to take a prolonged rest, but he fought on as soon as possible; and sunset found him crawling weakly onward.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The cool of night revived him somewhat.
crawlingnounUS /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading The noonday heat forced him to take a prolonged rest, but he fought on as soon as possible; and sunset found him crawling weakly onward.
divisible by two
From this reading Even now, he was often in a semi-conscious state.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading The noonday heat forced him to take a prolonged rest, but he fought on as soon as possible; and sunset found him crawling weakly onward.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading The noonday heat forced him to take a prolonged rest, but he fought on as soon as possible; and sunset found him crawling weakly onward.
set up or found
From this reading The noonday heat forced him to take a prolonged rest, but he fought on as soon as possible; and sunset found him crawling weakly onward.
hastenverbUS /ˈheɪsən/
act or move at high speed
From this reading He knew that the strain under which he labored would hasten his time of sleep, and that worried him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Signs of Life All through the night he travelled; and into the rising sun.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The noonday heat forced him to take a prolonged rest, but he fought on as soon as possible; and sunset found him crawling weakly onward.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The noonday heat forced him to take a prolonged rest, but he fought on as soon as possible; and sunset found him crawling weakly onward.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew that the strain under which he labored would hasten his time of sleep, and that worried him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even now, he was often in a semi-conscious state.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Signs of Life All through the night he travelled; and into the rising sun.
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 He knew that the strain under which he labored would hasten his time of sleep, and that worried him.
laboredadjectiveUS /ˈleɪbərd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading He knew that the strain under which he labored would hasten his time of sleep, and that worried him.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Signs of Life All through the night he travelled; and into the rising sun.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Signs of Life All through the night he travelled; and into the rising sun.
noondaynoun
the middle of the day
From this reading The noonday heat forced him to take a prolonged rest, but he fought on as soon as possible; and sunset found him crawling weakly onward.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Even now, he was often in a semi-conscious state.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Signs of Life All through the night he travelled; and into the rising sun.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Even now, he was often in a semi-conscious state.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The noonday heat forced him to take a prolonged rest, but he fought on as soon as possible; and sunset found him crawling weakly onward.
onwardadverbUS /ˈɔːnwərd/
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading The noonday heat forced him to take a prolonged rest, but he fought on as soon as possible; and sunset found him crawling weakly onward.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading The noonday heat forced him to take a prolonged rest, but he fought on as soon as possible; and sunset found him crawling weakly onward.
prolongedadjectiveUS /prəˈlɔːŋd/
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading The noonday heat forced him to take a prolonged rest, but he fought on as soon as possible; and sunset found him crawling weakly onward.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The noonday heat forced him to take a prolonged rest, but he fought on as soon as possible; and sunset found him crawling weakly onward.
revivedadjectiveUS /rɪˈvaɪvd/
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading The cool of night revived him somewhat.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Signs of Life All through the night he travelled; and into the rising sun.
semi-conscious
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From this reading Even now, he was often in a semi-conscious state.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Signs of Life All through the night he travelled; and into the rising sun.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He knew that the strain under which he labored would hasten his time of sleep, and that worried him.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The cool of night revived him somewhat.
in the near future
From this reading The noonday heat forced him to take a prolonged rest, but he fought on as soon as possible; and sunset found him crawling weakly onward.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Even now, he was often in a semi-conscious state.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading He knew that the strain under which he labored would hasten his time of sleep, and that worried him.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Signs of Life All through the night he travelled; and into the rising sun.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading The noonday heat forced him to take a prolonged rest, but he fought on as soon as possible; and sunset found him crawling weakly onward.
carry out
From this reading The noonday heat forced him to take a prolonged rest, but he fought on as soon as possible; and sunset found him crawling weakly onward.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew that the strain under which he labored would hasten his time of sleep, and that worried him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Signs of Life All through the night he travelled; and into the rising sun.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Signs of Life All through the night he travelled; and into the rising sun.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He knew that the strain under which he labored would hasten his time of sleep, and that worried him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The noonday heat forced him to take a prolonged rest, but he fought on as soon as possible; and sunset found him crawling weakly onward.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading Signs of Life All through the night he travelled; and into the rising sun.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He knew that the strain under which he labored would hasten his time of sleep, and that worried him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even now, he was often in a semi-conscious state.
weaklyadverbUS /ˈwiːkli/
in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
From this reading The noonday heat forced him to take a prolonged rest, but he fought on as soon as possible; and sunset found him crawling weakly onward.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He knew that the strain under which he labored would hasten his time of sleep, and that worried him.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading He knew that the strain under which he labored would hasten his time of sleep, and that worried him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He knew that the strain under which he labored would hasten his time of sleep, and that worried him.
