used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You give the men a Napoleon or two; we must do it within three hours and a quarter.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CATASTROPHE "Those seem to be good horses, and we change on the way," said Planard.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
backwardadverbUS /ˈbækwərd/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading CATASTROPHE "Those seem to be good horses, and we change on the way," said Planard.
berthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
a job in an organization
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
CATASTROPHEnounUS /kəˈtæstrəfi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading CATASTROPHE "Those seem to be good horses, and we change on the way," said Planard.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading CATASTROPHE "Those seem to be good horses, and we change on the way," said Planard.
coffinnounUS /ˈkɔːfɪn/
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You give the men a Napoleon or two; we must do it within three hours and a quarter.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
foldsnounUS /foʊldz/
plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
frillsnounUS /frɪlz/
plural of “frill” — (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "You give the men a Napoleon or two; we must do it within three hours and a quarter.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading CATASTROPHE "Those seem to be good horses, and we change on the way," said Planard.
in a gradual manner
From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading CATASTROPHE "Those seem to be good horses, and we change on the way," said Planard.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "You give the men a Napoleon or two; we must do it within three hours and a quarter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
I'll
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From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You give the men a Napoleon or two; we must do it within three hours and a quarter.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
loweredadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərd/
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
the force of workers available
From this reading "You give the men a Napoleon or two; we must do it within three hours and a quarter.
a particular point in time
From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You give the men a Napoleon or two; we must do it within three hours and a quarter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
NapoleonnounUS /nəˈpoʊliən/
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading "You give the men a Napoleon or two; we must do it within three hours and a quarter.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CATASTROPHE "Those seem to be good horses, and we change on the way," said Planard.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "You give the men a Napoleon or two; we must do it within three hours and a quarter.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
Planard
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From this reading CATASTROPHE "Those seem to be good horses, and we change on the way," said Planard.
Planard's
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From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
one of four equal parts
From this reading "You give the men a Napoleon or two; we must do it within three hours and a quarter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading CATASTROPHE "Those seem to be good horses, and we change on the way," said Planard.
satisfyverbUS /ˈsætəsfaɪ/
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading CATASTROPHE "Those seem to be good horses, and we change on the way," said Planard.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
shroudverbUS /ʃraʊd/
cover as if with a shroud
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
be standing; be upright
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
having a supporting base
From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
surveynounUS /sərˈveɪ/
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
sustainedadjectiveUS /səˈsteɪnd/
maintained at length without interruption or weakening
From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CATASTROPHE "Those seem to be good horses, and we change on the way," said Planard.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading CATASTROPHE "Those seem to be good horses, and we change on the way," said Planard.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "You give the men a Napoleon or two; we must do it within three hours and a quarter.
up to a particular time
From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CATASTROPHE "Those seem to be good horses, and we change on the way," said Planard.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "You give the men a Napoleon or two; we must do it within three hours and a quarter.
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In another moment I was placed, as he described, sustained in Planard's arms, standing at the foot of the coffin, and so lowered backward, gradually, till I lay my length in it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading CATASTROPHE "Those seem to be good horses, and we change on the way," said Planard.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading CATASTROPHE "Those seem to be good horses, and we change on the way," said Planard.
(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 Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
a Caucasian
From this reading Now, come; I'll lift him upright, so as to place his feet in their proper berth, and you must keep them together and draw the white shirt well down over them."
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then the man, whom he called Planard, stretched my arms by my sides, and carefully arranged the frills at my breast and the folds of the shroud, and after that, taking his stand at the foot of the coffin made a survey which seemed to satisfy him.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "You give the men a Napoleon or two; we must do it within three hours and a quarter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You give the men a Napoleon or two; we must do it within three hours and a quarter.
