used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
absorbingadjectiveUS /əbˈzɔːrbɪŋ/
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading He lacked even one clue to the strange and absorbing business going forward.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading He could not account for the unseemly posture and gesticulating hands and head of the Frenchman.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
ambernounUS /ˈæmbər/
a deep yellow color
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
barteringverbUS /ˈbɑːrtərɪŋ/
-ing form of “barter” — exchange goods without involving money
From this reading No word of Ferou's bartering reached him.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
brinknounUS /brɪŋk/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading He lacked even one clue to the strange and absorbing business going forward.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
cluenounUS /kluː/
a slight indication
From this reading He lacked even one clue to the strange and absorbing business going forward.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not account for the unseemly posture and gesticulating hands and head of the Frenchman.
diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
divisible by two
From this reading He lacked even one clue to the strange and absorbing business going forward.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
Ferou's
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From this reading No word of Ferou's bartering reached him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He could not account for the unseemly posture and gesticulating hands and head of the Frenchman.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading He lacked even one clue to the strange and absorbing business going forward.
FrenchmannounUS /ˈfrentʃmæn/
a person of French nationality
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
frownedverbUS /fraʊnd/
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
gesticulatingadjective
making gestures while speaking
From this reading He could not account for the unseemly posture and gesticulating hands and head of the Frenchman.
the act of departing
From this reading He lacked even one clue to the strange and absorbing business going forward.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
haggardadjectiveUS /ˈhæɡərd/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He could not account for the unseemly posture and gesticulating hands and head of the Frenchman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He could not account for the unseemly posture and gesticulating hands and head of the Frenchman.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No word of Ferou's bartering reached him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
lackedverbUS /lækt/
past form of “lack” — be without
From this reading He lacked even one clue to the strange and absorbing business going forward.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
MoorishnounUS /ˈmʊrɪʃ/
a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
not any; not one
From this reading No word of Ferou's bartering reached him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not account for the unseemly posture and gesticulating hands and head of the Frenchman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
posturenounUS /ˈpɑːstʃər/
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
From this reading He could not account for the unseemly posture and gesticulating hands and head of the Frenchman.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading No word of Ferou's bartering reached him.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
screwedverbUS /skruːd/
past form of “screw” — have sexual intercourse with
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
sprawledverbUS /sprɔːld/
past form of “sprawl” — sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading He lacked even one clue to the strange and absorbing business going forward.
the rays of the sun
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
tiltedadjectiveUS /ˈtɪltɪd/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He lacked even one clue to the strange and absorbing business going forward.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
unseemlyadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːmli/
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
From this reading He could not account for the unseemly posture and gesticulating hands and head of the Frenchman.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
in or at the place that
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
whitewashedadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪtwɑːʃt/
coated with whitewash
From this reading A man wasted from disease sat, all this while, in the morning sunlight on a chair tilted back against one whitewashed wall of the village chapel.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading No word of Ferou's bartering reached him.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading His young haggard face was screwed up, and he frowned through Moorish amber eyes toward where, some distance below, the Frenchman sprawled on the great rock at the brink of the village.
