used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At his feet lay a huge black animal, terrible even in death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RUINED TEMPLES Ned revived and sat up.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading At his feet lay a huge black animal, terrible even in death.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There was one wound in his head, where Ned's bullet had gone in, and another through the right eye, where Obed's had entered, reaching the brain.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At his feet lay a huge black animal, terrible even in death.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Ned's strength now returned fully and the color came back to his face.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading At his feet lay a huge black animal, terrible even in death.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading There was one wound in his head, where Ned's bullet had gone in, and another through the right eye, where Obed's had entered, reaching the brain.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Cold water which Obed had brought in his hat from the river was dripping from his face.
bulletnounUS /ˈbʊlət/
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading There was one wound in his head, where Ned's bullet had gone in, and another through the right eye, where Obed's had entered, reaching the brain.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Ned's strength now returned fully and the color came back to his face.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Cold water which Obed had brought in his hat from the river was dripping from his face.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Ned's strength now returned fully and the color came back to his face.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading At his feet lay a huge black animal, terrible even in death.
drippingnounUS /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading Cold water which Obed had brought in his hat from the river was dripping from his face.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading There was one wound in his head, where Ned's bullet had gone in, and another through the right eye, where Obed's had entered, reaching the brain.
divisible by two
From this reading At his feet lay a huge black animal, terrible even in death.
the organ of sight
From this reading There was one wound in his head, where Ned's bullet had gone in, and another through the right eye, where Obed's had entered, reaching the brain.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Cold water which Obed had brought in his hat from the river was dripping from his face.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading At his feet lay a huge black animal, terrible even in death.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Cold water which Obed had brought in his hat from the river was dripping from his face.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Ned's strength now returned fully and the color came back to his face.
destroyed or killed
From this reading There was one wound in his head, where Ned's bullet had gone in, and another through the right eye, where Obed's had entered, reaching the brain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cold water which Obed had brought in his hat from the river was dripping from his face.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Cold water which Obed had brought in his hat from the river was dripping from his face.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading There was one wound in his head, where Ned's bullet had gone in, and another through the right eye, where Obed's had entered, reaching the brain.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cold water which Obed had brought in his hat from the river was dripping from his face.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading At his feet lay a huge black animal, terrible even in death.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cold water which Obed had brought in his hat from the river was dripping from his face.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At his feet lay a huge black animal, terrible even in death.
Ned
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From this reading THE RUINED TEMPLES Ned revived and sat up.
Ned's
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From this reading There was one wound in his head, where Ned's bullet had gone in, and another through the right eye, where Obed's had entered, reaching the brain.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Ned's strength now returned fully and the color came back to his face.
Obed
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From this reading Cold water which Obed had brought in his hat from the river was dripping from his face.
Obed's
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From this reading There was one wound in his head, where Ned's bullet had gone in, and another through the right eye, where Obed's had entered, reaching the brain.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one wound in his head, where Ned's bullet had gone in, and another through the right eye, where Obed's had entered, reaching the brain.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading There was one wound in his head, where Ned's bullet had gone in, and another through the right eye, where Obed's had entered, reaching the brain.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Ned's strength now returned fully and the color came back to his face.
revivedadjectiveUS /rɪˈvaɪvd/
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading THE RUINED TEMPLES Ned revived and sat up.
precisely, exactly
From this reading There was one wound in his head, where Ned's bullet had gone in, and another through the right eye, where Obed's had entered, reaching the brain.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Cold water which Obed had brought in his hat from the river was dripping from his face.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading THE RUINED TEMPLES Ned revived and sat up.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE RUINED TEMPLES Ned revived and sat up.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Ned's strength now returned fully and the color came back to his face.
TEMPLESnounUS /ˈtempəlz/
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading THE RUINED TEMPLES Ned revived and sat up.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading At his feet lay a huge black animal, terrible even in death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RUINED TEMPLES Ned revived and sat up.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was one wound in his head, where Ned's bullet had gone in, and another through the right eye, where Obed's had entered, reaching the brain.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There was one wound in his head, where Ned's bullet had gone in, and another through the right eye, where Obed's had entered, reaching the brain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ned's strength now returned fully and the color came back to his face.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE RUINED TEMPLES Ned revived and sat up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cold water which Obed had brought in his hat from the river was dripping from his face.
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 Cold water which Obed had brought in his hat from the river was dripping from his face.
in or at the place that
From this reading There was one wound in his head, where Ned's bullet had gone in, and another through the right eye, where Obed's had entered, reaching the brain.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Cold water which Obed had brought in his hat from the river was dripping from his face.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading There was one wound in his head, where Ned's bullet had gone in, and another through the right eye, where Obed's had entered, reaching the brain.
