aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The yellow waves of the Ohio surged about him and soon he heard the nasty little spit, spit of bullets upon the water near his head and shoulders.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He still held the rifle in his left hand above his head and swam with the wide circular sweep of his right arm.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He still held the rifle in his left hand above his head and swam with the wide circular sweep of his right arm.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
bulletsnounUS /ˈbʊləts/
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading The yellow waves of the Ohio surged about him and soon he heard the nasty little spit, spit of bullets upon the water near his head and shoulders.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the feeling of failure was only momentary.
circularadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrkjələr/
having the shape or form of a circle
From this reading He still held the rifle in his left hand above his head and swam with the wide circular sweep of his right arm.
comradenounUS /ˈkɑːmræd/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
an act that fails
From this reading But the feeling of failure was only momentary.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading But the feeling of failure was only momentary.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was unhurt, and the good God had not given him great strength for nothing.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading He was unhurt, and the good God had not given him great strength for nothing.
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 He was unhurt, and the good God had not given him great strength for nothing.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He was unhurt, and the good God had not given him great strength for nothing.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He was unhurt, and the good God had not given him great strength for nothing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was unhurt, and the good God had not given him great strength for nothing.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He still held the rifle in his left hand above his head and swam with the wide circular sweep of his right arm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He still held the rifle in his left hand above his head and swam with the wide circular sweep of his right arm.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The yellow waves of the Ohio surged about him and soon he heard the nasty little spit, spit of bullets upon the water near his head and shoulders.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He still held the rifle in his left hand above his head and swam with the wide circular sweep of his right arm.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was unhurt, and the good God had not given him great strength for nothing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
be the source of pain
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
immediately past
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He still held the rifle in his left hand above his head and swam with the wide circular sweep of his right arm.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The yellow waves of the Ohio surged about him and soon he heard the nasty little spit, spit of bullets upon the water near his head and shoulders.
momentaryadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊmənteri/
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading But the feeling of failure was only momentary.
nastyadjectiveUS /ˈnæsti/
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading The yellow waves of the Ohio surged about him and soon he heard the nasty little spit, spit of bullets upon the water near his head and shoulders.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The yellow waves of the Ohio surged about him and soon he heard the nasty little spit, spit of bullets upon the water near his head and shoulders.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was unhurt, and the good God had not given him great strength for nothing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He was unhurt, and the good God had not given him great strength for nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
OhionounUS /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading The yellow waves of the Ohio surged about him and soon he heard the nasty little spit, spit of bullets upon the water near his head and shoulders.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
and nothing more
From this reading But the feeling of failure was only momentary.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading He still held the rifle in his left hand above his head and swam with the wide circular sweep of his right arm.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He still held the rifle in his left hand above his head and swam with the wide circular sweep of his right arm.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading The yellow waves of the Ohio surged about him and soon he heard the nasty little spit, spit of bullets upon the water near his head and shoulders.
in the near future
From this reading The yellow waves of the Ohio surged about him and soon he heard the nasty little spit, spit of bullets upon the water near his head and shoulders.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
spitverbUS /spɪt/
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
From this reading The yellow waves of the Ohio surged about him and soon he heard the nasty little spit, spit of bullets upon the water near his head and shoulders.
not in physical motion
From this reading He still held the rifle in his left hand above his head and swam with the wide circular sweep of his right arm.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading He was unhurt, and the good God had not given him great strength for nothing.
surgedverbUS /sɜːrdʒd/
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading The yellow waves of the Ohio surged about him and soon he heard the nasty little spit, spit of bullets upon the water near his head and shoulders.
swamverbUS /swæm/
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading He still held the rifle in his left hand above his head and swam with the wide circular sweep of his right arm.
sweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading He still held the rifle in his left hand above his head and swam with the wide circular sweep of his right arm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
unhurtadjectiveUS /ənˈhɜːrt/
not injured or harmed
From this reading He was unhurt, and the good God had not given him great strength for nothing.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The yellow waves of the Ohio surged about him and soon he heard the nasty little spit, spit of bullets upon the water near his head and shoulders.
WarenounUS /wer/
articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
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 The yellow waves of the Ohio surged about him and soon he heard the nasty little spit, spit of bullets upon the water near his head and shoulders.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The yellow waves of the Ohio surged about him and soon he heard the nasty little spit, spit of bullets upon the water near his head and shoulders.
at the time that
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
which person or people
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He still held the rifle in his left hand above his head and swam with the wide circular sweep of his right arm.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He still held the rifle in his left hand above his head and swam with the wide circular sweep of his right arm.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading THE ONE WHO ARRIVED Henry Ware, when his last comrade, hurt and spent, drifted away in the darkness, felt that he was alone in every sense of the word.
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 yellow waves of the Ohio surged about him and soon he heard the nasty little spit, spit of bullets upon the water near his head and shoulders.
