used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Somebody’s given him a terrible blow, though.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading With horror-struck faces the radio boys hastened to examine and aid their friend.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With horror-struck faces the radio boys hastened to examine and aid their friend.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Let’s lift him over to that couch, and I’ll get him a drink of water and see if we can’t bring him around.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “He isn’t dead,” said Bob, as he felt the wounded man’s heart beat.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “He isn’t dead,” said Bob, as he felt the wounded man’s heart beat.
exhale hard
From this reading “Somebody’s given him a terrible blow, though.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “He isn’t dead,” said Bob, as he felt the wounded man’s heart beat.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading With horror-struck faces the radio boys hastened to examine and aid their friend.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Let’s lift him over to that couch, and I’ll get him a drink of water and see if we can’t bring him around.”
can't
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From this reading Let’s lift him over to that couch, and I’ll get him a drink of water and see if we can’t bring him around.”
chafedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪft/
painful from having the skin abraded
From this reading This was quickly done, and the boys chafed his wrists and did everything they could think of to restore him to consciousness.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading This was quickly done, and the boys chafed his wrists and did everything they could think of to restore him to consciousness.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Let’s lift him over to that couch, and I’ll get him a drink of water and see if we can’t bring him around.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This was quickly done, and the boys chafed his wrists and did everything they could think of to restore him to consciousness.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “He isn’t dead,” said Bob, as he felt the wounded man’s heart beat.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This was quickly done, and the boys chafed his wrists and did everything they could think of to restore him to consciousness.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading This was quickly done, and the boys chafed his wrists and did everything they could think of to restore him to consciousness.
take in liquids
From this reading Let’s lift him over to that couch, and I’ll get him a drink of water and see if we can’t bring him around.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading This was quickly done, and the boys chafed his wrists and did everything they could think of to restore him to consciousness.
examineverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading With horror-struck faces the radio boys hastened to examine and aid their friend.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading With horror-struck faces the radio boys hastened to examine and aid their friend.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “He isn’t dead,” said Bob, as he felt the wounded man’s heart beat.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading With horror-struck faces the radio boys hastened to examine and aid their friend.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Let’s lift him over to that couch, and I’ll get him a drink of water and see if we can’t bring him around.”
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “Somebody’s given him a terrible blow, though.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading With horror-struck faces the radio boys hastened to examine and aid their friend.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He isn’t dead,” said Bob, as he felt the wounded man’s heart beat.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “He isn’t dead,” said Bob, as he felt the wounded man’s heart beat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Somebody’s given him a terrible blow, though.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was quickly done, and the boys chafed his wrists and did everything they could think of to restore him to consciousness.
horror-struckadjective
stricken with horror
From this reading With horror-struck faces the radio boys hastened to examine and aid their friend.
I'll
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From this reading Let’s lift him over to that couch, and I’ll get him a drink of water and see if we can’t bring him around.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Let’s lift him over to that couch, and I’ll get him a drink of water and see if we can’t bring him around.”
isn't
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From this reading “He isn’t dead,” said Bob, as he felt the wounded man’s heart beat.
Let's
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From this reading Let’s lift him over to that couch, and I’ll get him a drink of water and see if we can’t bring him around.”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Let’s lift him over to that couch, and I’ll get him a drink of water and see if we can’t bring him around.”
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “He isn’t dead,” said Bob, as he felt the wounded man’s heart beat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let’s lift him over to that couch, and I’ll get him a drink of water and see if we can’t bring him around.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Let’s lift him over to that couch, and I’ll get him a drink of water and see if we can’t bring him around.”
with speed
From this reading This was quickly done, and the boys chafed his wrists and did everything they could think of to restore him to consciousness.
radionounUS /ˈreɪdioʊ/
medium for communication
From this reading With horror-struck faces the radio boys hastened to examine and aid their friend.
restoreverbUS /rɪˈstɔːr/
return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading This was quickly done, and the boys chafed his wrists and did everything they could think of to restore him to consciousness.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He isn’t dead,” said Bob, as he felt the wounded man’s heart beat.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Let’s lift him over to that couch, and I’ll get him a drink of water and see if we can’t bring him around.”
Somebody'snounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdiz/
possessive form of “somebody” — a human being
From this reading “Somebody’s given him a terrible blow, though.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Somebody’s given him a terrible blow, though.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let’s lift him over to that couch, and I’ll get him a drink of water and see if we can’t bring him around.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With horror-struck faces the radio boys hastened to examine and aid their friend.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With horror-struck faces the radio boys hastened to examine and aid their friend.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was quickly done, and the boys chafed his wrists and did everything they could think of to restore him to consciousness.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading This was quickly done, and the boys chafed his wrists and did everything they could think of to restore him to consciousness.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was quickly done, and the boys chafed his wrists and did everything they could think of to restore him to consciousness.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Somebody’s given him a terrible blow, though.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With horror-struck faces the radio boys hastened to examine and aid their friend.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was quickly done, and the boys chafed his wrists and did everything they could think of to restore him to consciousness.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Let’s lift him over to that couch, and I’ll get him a drink of water and see if we can’t bring him around.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Let’s lift him over to that couch, and I’ll get him a drink of water and see if we can’t bring him around.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading With horror-struck faces the radio boys hastened to examine and aid their friend.
people who are wounded
From this reading “He isn’t dead,” said Bob, as he felt the wounded man’s heart beat.
wristsnounUS /rɪsts/
plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading This was quickly done, and the boys chafed his wrists and did everything they could think of to restore him to consciousness.
