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

From this reading My second, a much less agreeable one to encounter, was that I had certainly broken my leg in my full to the bottom.

Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.

From this reading The agony was intense.

conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature

From this reading My second, a much less agreeable one to encounter, was that I had certainly broken my leg in my full to the bottom.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

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

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

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

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

the lower side of anything

From this reading My second, a much less agreeable one to encounter, was that I had certainly broken my leg in my full to the bottom.

enclosed in or set off by a border or box

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading My second, a much less agreeable one to encounter, was that I had certainly broken my leg in my full to the bottom.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I was conscious, in fact, of a dull but very deep-seated pain in my right thigh.

flutter like a butterfly

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading My second, a much less agreeable one to encounter, was that I had certainly broken my leg in my full to the bottom.

intentionally conceived

From this reading I was conscious, in fact, of a dull but very deep-seated pain in my right thigh.

(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held

From this reading I was conscious, in fact, of a dull but very deep-seated pain in my right thigh.

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading I was conscious, in fact, of a dull but very deep-seated pain in my right thigh.

come together

From this reading My second, a much less agreeable one to encounter, was that I had certainly broken my leg in my full to the bottom.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading I was conscious, in fact, of a dull but very deep-seated pain in my right thigh.

to certain extent or degree

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading My second, a much less agreeable one to encounter, was that I had certainly broken my leg in my full to the bottom.

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

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

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From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

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

From this reading My second, a much less agreeable one to encounter, was that I had certainly broken my leg in my full to the bottom.

possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

From this reading The agony was intense.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I tried to move it.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

From this reading My second, a much less agreeable one to encounter, was that I had certainly broken my leg in my full to the bottom.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading My second, a much less agreeable one to encounter, was that I had certainly broken my leg in my full to the bottom.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I tried to move it.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading My second, a much less agreeable one to encounter, was that I had certainly broken my leg in my full to the bottom.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

completely unclothed

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading My second, a much less agreeable one to encounter, was that I had certainly broken my leg in my full to the bottom.

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading I was conscious, in fact, of a dull but very deep-seated pain in my right thigh.

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

precisely, exactly

From this reading I was conscious, in fact, of a dull but very deep-seated pain in my right thigh.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading My second, a much less agreeable one to encounter, was that I had certainly broken my leg in my full to the bottom.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

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

From this reading My second, a much less agreeable one to encounter, was that I had certainly broken my leg in my full to the bottom.

the part of the leg between the hip and the knee

From this reading I was conscious, in fact, of a dull but very deep-seated pain in my right thigh.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

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

From this reading My second, a much less agreeable one to encounter, was that I had certainly broken my leg in my full to the bottom.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading I tried to move it.

not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.

precisely as stated

From this reading I was conscious, in fact, of a dull but very deep-seated pain in my right thigh.

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

From this reading My first thought, as I lay half-stunned and almost unconscious upon that naked bed of hard black rock, was that at any rate I had caught and fairly boxed my butterfly.