used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He found himself giving heed to a thousand little things--the roughness of the pollard-weave against his lacerated cheek ... a prowling _peffok's_ distant cry.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Lying in the darkness, waiting for him, Jarl battled in stubborn silence against the pain.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He savored the raw taste of blood in his mouth ... the saltiness of sweat when he ran his tongue along his lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Faint, pervasive scents of doloid dust, of must and _jeol_, pressed in upon him.
battledverbUS /ˈbætəld/
past form of “battle” — battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
From this reading Lying in the darkness, waiting for him, Jarl battled in stubborn silence against the pain.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The fleet-bell was tolling the nineteenth hour before the _ktar_ came down.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading He savored the raw taste of blood in his mouth ... the saltiness of sweat when he ran his tongue along his lips.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The fleet-bell was tolling the nineteenth hour before the _ktar_ came down.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading He found himself giving heed to a thousand little things--the roughness of the pollard-weave against his lacerated cheek ... a prowling _peffok's_ distant cry.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading He found himself giving heed to a thousand little things--the roughness of the pollard-weave against his lacerated cheek ... a prowling _peffok's_ distant cry.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Lying in the darkness, waiting for him, Jarl battled in stubborn silence against the pain.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading He found himself giving heed to a thousand little things--the roughness of the pollard-weave against his lacerated cheek ... a prowling _peffok's_ distant cry.
doloid
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From this reading Faint, pervasive scents of doloid dust, of must and _jeol_, pressed in upon him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The fleet-bell was tolling the nineteenth hour before the _ktar_ came down.
remove the dust from
From this reading Faint, pervasive scents of doloid dust, of must and _jeol_, pressed in upon him.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Faint, pervasive scents of doloid dust, of must and _jeol_, pressed in upon him.
fleet-bell
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From this reading The fleet-bell was tolling the nineteenth hour before the _ktar_ came down.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lying in the darkness, waiting for him, Jarl battled in stubborn silence against the pain.
set up or found
From this reading He found himself giving heed to a thousand little things--the roughness of the pollard-weave against his lacerated cheek ... a prowling _peffok's_ distant cry.
the act of giving
From this reading He found himself giving heed to a thousand little things--the roughness of the pollard-weave against his lacerated cheek ... a prowling _peffok's_ distant cry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found himself giving heed to a thousand little things--the roughness of the pollard-weave against his lacerated cheek ... a prowling _peffok's_ distant cry.
heednounUS /hiːd/
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading He found himself giving heed to a thousand little things--the roughness of the pollard-weave against his lacerated cheek ... a prowling _peffok's_ distant cry.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lying in the darkness, waiting for him, Jarl battled in stubborn silence against the pain.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He found himself giving heed to a thousand little things--the roughness of the pollard-weave against his lacerated cheek ... a prowling _peffok's_ distant cry.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He found himself giving heed to a thousand little things--the roughness of the pollard-weave against his lacerated cheek ... a prowling _peffok's_ distant cry.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The fleet-bell was tolling the nineteenth hour before the _ktar_ came down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lying in the darkness, waiting for him, Jarl battled in stubborn silence against the pain.
Jarl
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From this reading Lying in the darkness, waiting for him, Jarl battled in stubborn silence against the pain.
jeol
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From this reading Faint, pervasive scents of doloid dust, of must and _jeol_, pressed in upon him.
ktar
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From this reading The fleet-bell was tolling the nineteenth hour before the _ktar_ came down.
laceratedadjective
irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn
From this reading He found himself giving heed to a thousand little things--the roughness of the pollard-weave against his lacerated cheek ... a prowling _peffok's_ distant cry.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He savored the raw taste of blood in his mouth ... the saltiness of sweat when he ran his tongue along his lips.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He found himself giving heed to a thousand little things--the roughness of the pollard-weave against his lacerated cheek ... a prowling _peffok's_ distant cry.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Lying in the darkness, waiting for him, Jarl battled in stubborn silence against the pain.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading He savored the raw taste of blood in his mouth ... the saltiness of sweat when he ran his tongue along his lips.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Faint, pervasive scents of doloid dust, of must and _jeol_, pressed in upon him.
nineteenthadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading The fleet-bell was tolling the nineteenth hour before the _ktar_ came down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He found himself giving heed to a thousand little things--the roughness of the pollard-weave against his lacerated cheek ... a prowling _peffok's_ distant cry.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Lying in the darkness, waiting for him, Jarl battled in stubborn silence against the pain.
peffok's
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From this reading He found himself giving heed to a thousand little things--the roughness of the pollard-weave against his lacerated cheek ... a prowling _peffok's_ distant cry.
pervasiveadjectiveUS /pərˈveɪsɪv/
spreading or spread throughout
From this reading Faint, pervasive scents of doloid dust, of must and _jeol_, pressed in upon him.
pollard-weave
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From this reading He found himself giving heed to a thousand little things--the roughness of the pollard-weave against his lacerated cheek ... a prowling _peffok's_ distant cry.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Faint, pervasive scents of doloid dust, of must and _jeol_, pressed in upon him.
prowlingverbUS /ˈpraʊlɪŋ/
-ing form of “prowl” — move about in or as if in a predatory manner
From this reading He found himself giving heed to a thousand little things--the roughness of the pollard-weave against his lacerated cheek ... a prowling _peffok's_ distant cry.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He savored the raw taste of blood in his mouth ... the saltiness of sweat when he ran his tongue along his lips.
rawadjectiveUS /rɑː/
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading He savored the raw taste of blood in his mouth ... the saltiness of sweat when he ran his tongue along his lips.
roughnessnounUS /ˈrʌfnəs/
a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
From this reading He found himself giving heed to a thousand little things--the roughness of the pollard-weave against his lacerated cheek ... a prowling _peffok's_ distant cry.
saltinessnoun
language or humor that is down-to-earth
From this reading He savored the raw taste of blood in his mouth ... the saltiness of sweat when he ran his tongue along his lips.
savoredverbUS /ˈseɪvərd/
past form of “savor” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading He savored the raw taste of blood in his mouth ... the saltiness of sweat when he ran his tongue along his lips.
scentsnounUS /sents/
plural of “scent” — a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading Faint, pervasive scents of doloid dust, of must and _jeol_, pressed in upon him.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Lying in the darkness, waiting for him, Jarl battled in stubborn silence against the pain.
stubbornadjectiveUS /ˈstʌbərn/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading Lying in the darkness, waiting for him, Jarl battled in stubborn silence against the pain.
sweatnounUS /swet/
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading He savored the raw taste of blood in his mouth ... the saltiness of sweat when he ran his tongue along his lips.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading He savored the raw taste of blood in his mouth ... the saltiness of sweat when he ran his tongue along his lips.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fleet-bell was tolling the nineteenth hour before the _ktar_ came down.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He found himself giving heed to a thousand little things--the roughness of the pollard-weave against his lacerated cheek ... a prowling _peffok's_ distant cry.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading He found himself giving heed to a thousand little things--the roughness of the pollard-weave against his lacerated cheek ... a prowling _peffok's_ distant cry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He found himself giving heed to a thousand little things--the roughness of the pollard-weave against his lacerated cheek ... a prowling _peffok's_ distant cry.
tollingverbUS /ˈtoʊlɪŋ/
-ing form of “toll” — ring slowly
From this reading The fleet-bell was tolling the nineteenth hour before the _ktar_ came down.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading He savored the raw taste of blood in his mouth ... the saltiness of sweat when he ran his tongue along his lips.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Faint, pervasive scents of doloid dust, of must and _jeol_, pressed in upon him.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Lying in the darkness, waiting for him, Jarl battled in stubborn silence against the pain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fleet-bell was tolling the nineteenth hour before the _ktar_ came down.
at the time that
From this reading He savored the raw taste of blood in his mouth ... the saltiness of sweat when he ran his tongue along his lips.
