Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals

From this reading He had turned the narrow place into a temporary ambulance.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

a youthful male person

From this reading This boy was dying.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

cover from sight

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

packed especially tightly

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

the first light of day

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading This boy was dying.

an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

divisible by two

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

more quickly

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had turned the narrow place into a temporary ambulance.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had turned the narrow place into a temporary ambulance.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He had turned the narrow place into a temporary ambulance.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

supporting yourself on your knees

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

marked by extreme anger

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

the force of workers available

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading He had turned the narrow place into a temporary ambulance.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

without mercy or pity

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading He had turned the narrow place into a temporary ambulance.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

showing reason or sound judgment

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

plural of “rite” — an established ceremony prescribed by a religion

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

an act of economizing; reduction in cost

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

the rays of the sun

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

past form of “swoon” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

not permanent; not lasting

From this reading He had turned the narrow place into a temporary ambulance.

a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This boy was dying.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

a group of soldiers

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading He had turned the narrow place into a temporary ambulance.

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966)

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading IN THE DESERT It was an hour before dawn, and Tyson was kneeling on the floor of his tent, doing something to the body of a sick man.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.

in or at the place that

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

in or to any place at all

From this reading Dysentery had broken out among his little troop; and wherever there was a reasonable chance of saving a man's life, Tyson carried that man from under the long awning, pitched in the pitiless sunlight where the men swooned and maddened in their sickness, and brought him into his own tent, where as often as not he died.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The air was stifling; but it was better than what they had down there among those close-packed rows, where the poor devils were dying faster than you could bury them--even in the desert, where funeral rites are short.