used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
bamboonounUS /bæmˈbuː/
the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles
From this reading Then she laid me down to rest upon a bamboo bed, and went out to fetch me food and water.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Then she laid me down to rest upon a bamboo bed, and went out to fetch me food and water.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading I couldn't walk with my broken leg.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading She carried me slowly up the zig-zag path, and over the lip of the crater to Kalaua's house.
couldn't
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From this reading I couldn't walk with my broken leg.
craternounUS /ˈkreɪtər/
a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
From this reading She carried me slowly up the zig-zag path, and over the lip of the crater to Kalaua's house.
crisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then she laid me down to rest upon a bamboo bed, and went out to fetch me food and water.
emergencynounUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi/
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
divisible by two
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading Then she laid me down to rest upon a bamboo bed, and went out to fetch me food and water.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Then she laid me down to rest upon a bamboo bed, and went out to fetch me food and water.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
HawaiiannounUS /həˈwaɪən/
the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She carried me slowly up the zig-zag path, and over the lip of the crater to Kalaua's house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I couldn't walk with my broken leg.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
Kalaua's
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From this reading She carried me slowly up the zig-zag path, and over the lip of the crater to Kalaua's house.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Then she laid me down to rest upon a bamboo bed, and went out to fetch me food and water.
immediately past
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
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 I couldn't walk with my broken leg.
held up in the air
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading She carried me slowly up the zig-zag path, and over the lip of the crater to Kalaua's house.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I couldn't walk with my broken leg.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
easily agitated
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
not any; not one
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then she laid me down to rest upon a bamboo bed, and went out to fetch me food and water.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She carried me slowly up the zig-zag path, and over the lip of the crater to Kalaua's house.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
a course of conduct
From this reading She carried me slowly up the zig-zag path, and over the lip of the crater to Kalaua's house.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
preservernounUS /priˈzɜːrvər/
a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Then she laid me down to rest upon a bamboo bed, and went out to fetch me food and water.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She carried me slowly up the zig-zag path, and over the lip of the crater to Kalaua's house.
sinews
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From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading She carried me slowly up the zig-zag path, and over the lip of the crater to Kalaua's house.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
be standing; be upright
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
suppliesnounUS /səˈplaɪz/
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she laid me down to rest upon a bamboo bed, and went out to fetch me food and water.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then she laid me down to rest upon a bamboo bed, and went out to fetch me food and water.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I couldn't walk with my broken leg.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
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 Then she laid me down to rest upon a bamboo bed, and went out to fetch me food and water.
weakestadjectiveUS /ˈwiːkəst/
superlative of “weak” — wanting in physical strength
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
week-old
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From this reading My gentle preserver took me up in her arms with tender care, and lifted me, strong man as I am, bodily from the ground as if I had been a week-old baby.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then she laid me down to rest upon a bamboo bed, and went out to fetch me food and water.
at the time that
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I couldn't walk with my broken leg.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading It was partly her powerful Hawaiian limbs and sinews that did it no doubt, but still more, I believe, that wonderful nervous energy with which Nature supplies even the weakest of our kind when they stand face to face at last in some painful crisis with a great emergency.
zig-zagadjectiveUS /ˈzɪɡzæɡ/
having short sharp turns or angles
From this reading She carried me slowly up the zig-zag path, and over the lip of the crater to Kalaua's house.
