used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At my words Fatu sprang away to lower a boat.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He laid me on the lounge in the saloon, turned up the lamp and bent over my wounded leg, his face wearing an expression I had never seen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At my words Fatu sprang away to lower a boat.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At my words Fatu sprang away to lower a boat.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then he straightened his back with a great sigh of relief.
completely unclothed
From this reading "Well, old fellow," he said, patting my bare shoulder, "you've given me a scare!
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading He laid me on the lounge in the saloon, turned up the lamp and bent over my wounded leg, his face wearing an expression I had never seen.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading At my words Fatu sprang away to lower a boat.
confined by bonds
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
put on clothes
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading He laid me on the lounge in the saloon, turned up the lamp and bent over my wounded leg, his face wearing an expression I had never seen.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He laid me on the lounge in the saloon, turned up the lamp and bent over my wounded leg, his face wearing an expression I had never seen.
Fatu
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From this reading At my words Fatu sprang away to lower a boat.
a boy or man
From this reading "Well, old fellow," he said, patting my bare shoulder, "you've given me a scare!
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "Well, old fellow," he said, patting my bare shoulder, "you've given me a scare!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Then he straightened his back with a great sigh of relief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He laid me on the lounge in the saloon, turned up the lamp and bent over my wounded leg, his face wearing an expression I had never seen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
set down according to a plan
From this reading He laid me on the lounge in the saloon, turned up the lamp and bent over my wounded leg, his face wearing an expression I had never seen.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading He laid me on the lounge in the saloon, turned up the lamp and bent over my wounded leg, his face wearing an expression I had never seen.
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 He laid me on the lounge in the saloon, turned up the lamp and bent over my wounded leg, his face wearing an expression I had never seen.
loungeverbUS /laʊndʒ/
sit or recline comfortably
From this reading He laid me on the lounge in the saloon, turned up the lamp and bent over my wounded leg, his face wearing an expression I had never seen.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading At my words Fatu sprang away to lower a boat.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At my words Fatu sprang away to lower a boat.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He laid me on the lounge in the saloon, turned up the lamp and bent over my wounded leg, his face wearing an expression I had never seen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he straightened his back with a great sigh of relief.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Well, old fellow," he said, patting my bare shoulder, "you've given me a scare!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He laid me on the lounge in the saloon, turned up the lamp and bent over my wounded leg, his face wearing an expression I had never seen.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He laid me on the lounge in the saloon, turned up the lamp and bent over my wounded leg, his face wearing an expression I had never seen.
pattingverbUS /ˈpætɪŋ/
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading "Well, old fellow," he said, patting my bare shoulder, "you've given me a scare!
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading Then he straightened his back with a great sigh of relief.
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, old fellow," he said, patting my bare shoulder, "you've given me a scare!
saloonnounUS /səˈluːn/
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading He laid me on the lounge in the saloon, turned up the lamp and bent over my wounded leg, his face wearing an expression I had never seen.
scareverbUS /sker/
cause fear in
From this reading "Well, old fellow," he said, patting my bare shoulder, "you've given me a scare!
SchmidtnounUS /ʃmɪt/
German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918)
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He laid me on the lounge in the saloon, turned up the lamp and bent over my wounded leg, his face wearing an expression I had never seen.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading "Well, old fellow," he said, patting my bare shoulder, "you've given me a scare!
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Then he straightened his back with a great sigh of relief.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading At my words Fatu sprang away to lower a boat.
straightenedverbUS /ˈstreɪtənd/
past form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading Then he straightened his back with a great sigh of relief.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he straightened his back with a great sigh of relief.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At my words Fatu sprang away to lower a boat.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He laid me on the lounge in the saloon, turned up the lamp and bent over my wounded leg, his face wearing an expression I had never seen.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He laid me on the lounge in the saloon, turned up the lamp and bent over my wounded leg, his face wearing an expression I had never seen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading He laid me on the lounge in the saloon, turned up the lamp and bent over my wounded leg, his face wearing an expression I had never seen.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, old fellow," he said, patting my bare shoulder, "you've given me a scare!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
at the time that
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he straightened his back with a great sigh of relief.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
the words that are spoken
From this reading At my words Fatu sprang away to lower a boat.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading When my uncle had made sure that Schmidt and the woman were dead and that the black was safely bound, he took me in his arms and carried me below to dress my wound.
people who are wounded
From this reading He laid me on the lounge in the saloon, turned up the lamp and bent over my wounded leg, his face wearing an expression I had never seen.
you've
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From this reading "Well, old fellow," he said, patting my bare shoulder, "you've given me a scare!
