used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sun had burned his face to a tortured mask, and his feet were raw, leaden lumps of flesh that left a trail of blood behind him.
anew
From this reading Womar's blazing day--barely half as long as that of Earth--had waned again before Jarl reached his destination.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, at last, he was crawling through the dusk on hands and knees, up to the shattered hull of the ship from beyond the void.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Womar's blazing day--barely half as long as that of Earth--had waned again before Jarl reached his destination.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then, at last, he was crawling through the dusk on hands and knees, up to the shattered hull of the ship from beyond the void.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Womar's blazing day--barely half as long as that of Earth--had waned again before Jarl reached his destination.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Womar's blazing day--barely half as long as that of Earth--had waned again before Jarl reached his destination.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The sun had burned his face to a tortured mask, and his feet were raw, leaden lumps of flesh that left a trail of blood behind him.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Then, at last, he was crawling through the dusk on hands and knees, up to the shattered hull of the ship from beyond the void.
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading Womar's blazing day--barely half as long as that of Earth--had waned again before Jarl reached his destination.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The sun had burned his face to a tortured mask, and his feet were raw, leaden lumps of flesh that left a trail of blood behind him.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading Breathing hard, staggering weak from hunger and fatigue, he dragged himself up out of the dirt to the broken port.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Breathing hard, staggering weak from hunger and fatigue, he dragged himself up out of the dirt to the broken port.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading The sun had burned his face to a tortured mask, and his feet were raw, leaden lumps of flesh that left a trail of blood behind him.
crawlingnounUS /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading Then, at last, he was crawling through the dusk on hands and knees, up to the shattered hull of the ship from beyond the void.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Womar's blazing day--barely half as long as that of Earth--had waned again before Jarl reached his destination.
destinationnounUS /ˌdestəˈneɪʃən/
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
From this reading Womar's blazing day--barely half as long as that of Earth--had waned again before Jarl reached his destination.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not even wonder what he would find within.
dirtnounUS /dɜːrt/
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading Breathing hard, staggering weak from hunger and fatigue, he dragged himself up out of the dirt to the broken port.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Breathing hard, staggering weak from hunger and fatigue, he dragged himself up out of the dirt to the broken port.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Then, at last, he was crawling through the dusk on hands and knees, up to the shattered hull of the ship from beyond the void.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Womar's blazing day--barely half as long as that of Earth--had waned again before Jarl reached his destination.
divisible by two
From this reading He did not even wonder what he would find within.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The sun had burned his face to a tortured mask, and his feet were raw, leaden lumps of flesh that left a trail of blood behind him.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading Breathing hard, staggering weak from hunger and fatigue, he dragged himself up out of the dirt to the broken port.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The sun had burned his face to a tortured mask, and his feet were raw, leaden lumps of flesh that left a trail of blood behind him.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He did not even wonder what he would find within.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading The sun had burned his face to a tortured mask, and his feet were raw, leaden lumps of flesh that left a trail of blood behind him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then, at last, he was crawling through the dusk on hands and knees, up to the shattered hull of the ship from beyond the void.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Womar's blazing day--barely half as long as that of Earth--had waned again before Jarl reached his destination.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Womar's blazing day--barely half as long as that of Earth--had waned again before Jarl reached his destination.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Then, at last, he was crawling through the dusk on hands and knees, up to the shattered hull of the ship from beyond the void.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Breathing hard, staggering weak from hunger and fatigue, he dragged himself up out of the dirt to the broken port.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, at last, he was crawling through the dusk on hands and knees, up to the shattered hull of the ship from beyond the void.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sun had burned his face to a tortured mask, and his feet were raw, leaden lumps of flesh that left a trail of blood behind him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Breathing hard, staggering weak from hunger and fatigue, he dragged himself up out of the dirt to the broken port.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Womar's blazing day--barely half as long as that of Earth--had waned again before Jarl reached his destination.
hullnounUS /hʌl/
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading Then, at last, he was crawling through the dusk on hands and knees, up to the shattered hull of the ship from beyond the void.
hungernounUS /ˈhʌŋɡər/
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading Breathing hard, staggering weak from hunger and fatigue, he dragged himself up out of the dirt to the broken port.
Jarl
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From this reading Womar's blazing day--barely half as long as that of Earth--had waned again before Jarl reached his destination.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Then, at last, he was crawling through the dusk on hands and knees, up to the shattered hull of the ship from beyond the void.
immediately past
From this reading Then, at last, he was crawling through the dusk on hands and knees, up to the shattered hull of the ship from beyond the void.
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈledən/
darkened with overcast
From this reading The sun had burned his face to a tortured mask, and his feet were raw, leaden lumps of flesh that left a trail of blood behind him.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The sun had burned his face to a tortured mask, and his feet were raw, leaden lumps of flesh that left a trail of blood behind him.
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 Womar's blazing day--barely half as long as that of Earth--had waned again before Jarl reached his destination.
lumpsnounUS /lʌmps/
plural of “lump” — a compact mass
From this reading The sun had burned his face to a tortured mask, and his feet were raw, leaden lumps of flesh that left a trail of blood behind him.
maskverbUS /mæsk/
hide under a false appearance
From this reading The sun had burned his face to a tortured mask, and his feet were raw, leaden lumps of flesh that left a trail of blood behind him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not even wonder what he would find within.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Womar's blazing day--barely half as long as that of Earth--had waned again before Jarl reached his destination.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then, at last, he was crawling through the dusk on hands and knees, up to the shattered hull of the ship from beyond the void.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Breathing hard, staggering weak from hunger and fatigue, he dragged himself up out of the dirt to the broken port.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading Breathing hard, staggering weak from hunger and fatigue, he dragged himself up out of the dirt to the broken port.
rawadjectiveUS /rɑː/
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading The sun had burned his face to a tortured mask, and his feet were raw, leaden lumps of flesh that left a trail of blood behind him.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Womar's blazing day--barely half as long as that of Earth--had waned again before Jarl reached his destination.
shatteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃætərd/
ruined or disrupted
From this reading Then, at last, he was crawling through the dusk on hands and knees, up to the shattered hull of the ship from beyond the void.
transport commercially
From this reading Then, at last, he was crawling through the dusk on hands and knees, up to the shattered hull of the ship from beyond the void.
staggeringadjectiveUS /ˈstæɡərɪŋ/
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
From this reading Breathing hard, staggering weak from hunger and fatigue, he dragged himself up out of the dirt to the broken port.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun had burned his face to a tortured mask, and his feet were raw, leaden lumps of flesh that left a trail of blood behind him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Womar's blazing day--barely half as long as that of Earth--had waned again before Jarl reached his destination.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, at last, he was crawling through the dusk on hands and knees, up to the shattered hull of the ship from beyond the void.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, at last, he was crawling through the dusk on hands and knees, up to the shattered hull of the ship from beyond the void.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Then, at last, he was crawling through the dusk on hands and knees, up to the shattered hull of the ship from beyond the void.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, at last, he was crawling through the dusk on hands and knees, up to the shattered hull of the ship from beyond the void.
torturedadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːrtʃərd/
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading The sun had burned his face to a tortured mask, and his feet were raw, leaden lumps of flesh that left a trail of blood behind him.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading The sun had burned his face to a tortured mask, and his feet were raw, leaden lumps of flesh that left a trail of blood behind him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then, at last, he was crawling through the dusk on hands and knees, up to the shattered hull of the ship from beyond the void.
voidadjectiveUS /vɔɪd/
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading Then, at last, he was crawling through the dusk on hands and knees, up to the shattered hull of the ship from beyond the void.
wanedverbUS /weɪnd/
past form of “wane” — grow smaller
From this reading Womar's blazing day--barely half as long as that of Earth--had waned again before Jarl reached his destination.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, at last, he was crawling through the dusk on hands and knees, up to the shattered hull of the ship from beyond the void.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading Breathing hard, staggering weak from hunger and fatigue, he dragged himself up out of the dirt to the broken port.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sun had burned his face to a tortured mask, and his feet were raw, leaden lumps of flesh that left a trail of blood behind him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He did not even wonder what he would find within.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He did not even wonder what he would find within.
Womar's
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From this reading Womar's blazing day--barely half as long as that of Earth--had waned again before Jarl reached his destination.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading He did not even wonder what he would find within.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He did not even wonder what he would find within.
