used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took the saucepan and cup to the stream, washed them carefully, and filled them with water.
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 When he got back to the fire, he found the girl lying on the couch, her head pillowed on her arm, her eyes gazing into the fire.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then he untied the handkerchief from around his neck and washed that, too.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When he got back to the fire, he found the girl lying on the couch, her head pillowed on her arm, her eyes gazing into the fire.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “I’ve brought some water.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading He took the saucepan and cup to the stream, washed them carefully, and filled them with water.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading When he got back to the fire, he found the girl lying on the couch, her head pillowed on her arm, her eyes gazing into the fire.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading He took the saucepan and cup to the stream, washed them carefully, and filled them with water.
DraggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading VOICES Dragging his lagging feet, Gallatin struggled on until his task was finished.
opinion or judgment
From this reading When he got back to the fire, he found the girl lying on the couch, her head pillowed on her arm, her eyes gazing into the fire.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading VOICES Dragging his lagging feet, Gallatin struggled on until his task was finished.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading He took the saucepan and cup to the stream, washed them carefully, and filled them with water.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading VOICES Dragging his lagging feet, Gallatin struggled on until his task was finished.
start firing a weapon
From this reading When he got back to the fire, he found the girl lying on the couch, her head pillowed on her arm, her eyes gazing into the fire.
set up or found
From this reading When he got back to the fire, he found the girl lying on the couch, her head pillowed on her arm, her eyes gazing into the fire.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then he untied the handkerchief from around his neck and washed that, too.
Gallatin
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From this reading VOICES Dragging his lagging feet, Gallatin struggled on until his task was finished.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading When he got back to the fire, he found the girl lying on the couch, her head pillowed on her arm, her eyes gazing into the fire.
a young female
From this reading When he got back to the fire, he found the girl lying on the couch, her head pillowed on her arm, her eyes gazing into the fire.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When he got back to the fire, he found the girl lying on the couch, her head pillowed on her arm, her eyes gazing into the fire.
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading Then he untied the handkerchief from around his neck and washed that, too.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took the saucepan and cup to the stream, washed them carefully, and filled them with water.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When he got back to the fire, he found the girl lying on the couch, her head pillowed on her arm, her eyes gazing into the fire.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he got back to the fire, he found the girl lying on the couch, her head pillowed on her arm, her eyes gazing into the fire.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading VOICES Dragging his lagging feet, Gallatin struggled on until his task was finished.
I've
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From this reading “I’ve brought some water.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When he got back to the fire, he found the girl lying on the couch, her head pillowed on her arm, her eyes gazing into the fire.
laggingnounUS /ˈlæɡɪŋ/
insulation used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat
From this reading VOICES Dragging his lagging feet, Gallatin struggled on until his task was finished.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading When he got back to the fire, he found the girl lying on the couch, her head pillowed on her arm, her eyes gazing into the fire.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Then he untied the handkerchief from around his neck and washed that, too.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading VOICES Dragging his lagging feet, Gallatin struggled on until his task was finished.
pillowed
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From this reading When he got back to the fire, he found the girl lying on the couch, her head pillowed on her arm, her eyes gazing into the fire.
saucepannounUS /ˈsɔːspæn/
a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling
From this reading He took the saucepan and cup to the stream, washed them carefully, and filled them with water.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I’ve brought some water.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading He took the saucepan and cup to the stream, washed them carefully, and filled them with water.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading VOICES Dragging his lagging feet, Gallatin struggled on until his task was finished.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading VOICES Dragging his lagging feet, Gallatin struggled on until his task was finished.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then he untied the handkerchief from around his neck and washed that, too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He took the saucepan and cup to the stream, washed them carefully, and filled them with water.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He took the saucepan and cup to the stream, washed them carefully, and filled them with water.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he untied the handkerchief from around his neck and washed that, too.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He took the saucepan and cup to the stream, washed them carefully, and filled them with water.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Then he untied the handkerchief from around his neck and washed that, too.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took the saucepan and cup to the stream, washed them carefully, and filled them with water.
untiedadjectiveUS /ənˈtaɪd/
not tied
From this reading Then he untied the handkerchief from around his neck and washed that, too.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading VOICES Dragging his lagging feet, Gallatin struggled on until his task was finished.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading VOICES Dragging his lagging feet, Gallatin struggled on until his task was finished.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VOICES Dragging his lagging feet, Gallatin struggled on until his task was finished.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading He took the saucepan and cup to the stream, washed them carefully, and filled them with water.
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 He took the saucepan and cup to the stream, washed them carefully, and filled them with water.
at the time that
From this reading When he got back to the fire, he found the girl lying on the couch, her head pillowed on her arm, her eyes gazing into the fire.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He took the saucepan and cup to the stream, washed them carefully, and filled them with water.
