used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He turned away in sadness, and suddenly a bitter, burning thirst assailed him.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Yet he had known all the while that this would happen.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading IN THE PYRAMID Ned stared, half in amazement, half in despair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The palm had emptied every drop from its veins and arteries for him, giving life for life.
arteriesnounUS /ˈɑːrtəriz/
plural of “artery” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
From this reading The palm had emptied every drop from its veins and arteries for him, giving life for life.
assailedverbUS /əˈseɪld/
past form of “assail” — attack someone physically or emotionally
From this reading He turned away in sadness, and suddenly a bitter, burning thirst assailed him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He turned away in sadness, and suddenly a bitter, burning thirst assailed him.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading He turned away in sadness, and suddenly a bitter, burning thirst assailed him.
the act of burning something
From this reading He turned away in sadness, and suddenly a bitter, burning thirst assailed him.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading He had cut so deeply and so often that it would wither now and die.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading He had cut so deeply and so often that it would wither now and die.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading IN THE PYRAMID Ned stared, half in amazement, half in despair.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading He had cut so deeply and so often that it would wither now and die.
let fall to the ground
From this reading The palm had emptied every drop from its veins and arteries for him, giving life for life.
emptiedverbUS /ˈemptid/
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading The palm had emptied every drop from its veins and arteries for him, giving life for life.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The palm had emptied every drop from its veins and arteries for him, giving life for life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The palm had emptied every drop from its veins and arteries for him, giving life for life.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The palm had emptied every drop from its veins and arteries for him, giving life for life.
the act of giving
From this reading The palm had emptied every drop from its veins and arteries for him, giving life for life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet he had known all the while that this would happen.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading IN THE PYRAMID Ned stared, half in amazement, half in despair.
come to pass
From this reading Yet he had known all the while that this would happen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet he had known all the while that this would happen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The palm had emptied every drop from its veins and arteries for him, giving life for life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE PYRAMID Ned stared, half in amazement, half in despair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had cut so deeply and so often that it would wither now and die.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The palm had emptied every drop from its veins and arteries for him, giving life for life.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Yet he had known all the while that this would happen.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The palm had emptied every drop from its veins and arteries for him, giving life for life.
Ned
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From this reading IN THE PYRAMID Ned stared, half in amazement, half in despair.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He had cut so deeply and so often that it would wither now and die.
many times at short intervals
From this reading He had cut so deeply and so often that it would wither now and die.
palmnounUS /pɑːm/
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading The palm had emptied every drop from its veins and arteries for him, giving life for life.
PYRAMIDverbUS /ˈpɪrəmɪd/
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
From this reading IN THE PYRAMID Ned stared, half in amazement, half in despair.
sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading He turned away in sadness, and suddenly a bitter, burning thirst assailed him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had cut so deeply and so often that it would wither now and die.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading IN THE PYRAMID Ned stared, half in amazement, half in despair.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading He turned away in sadness, and suddenly a bitter, burning thirst assailed him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet he had known all the while that this would happen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE PYRAMID Ned stared, half in amazement, half in despair.
thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading He turned away in sadness, and suddenly a bitter, burning thirst assailed him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet he had known all the while that this would happen.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned away in sadness, and suddenly a bitter, burning thirst assailed him.
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading The palm had emptied every drop from its veins and arteries for him, giving life for life.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Yet he had known all the while that this would happen.
witherverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading He had cut so deeply and so often that it would wither now and die.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yet he had known all the while that this would happen.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he had known all the while that this would happen.
