Chapter III

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

From this reading It had been two days since he had been caught in the rain, and his sniffles and sneezes had developed into congested lungs and a stopped-up nose.

(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 Hale did not feel well at all.

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

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading His brow was feverish, and his arms and legs and neck felt stiff.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Hale did not feel well at all.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It had been two days since he had been caught in the rain, and his sniffles and sneezes had developed into congested lungs and a stopped-up nose.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading His brow was feverish, and his arms and legs and neck felt stiff.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

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

From this reading It had been two days since he had been caught in the rain, and his sniffles and sneezes had developed into congested lungs and a stopped-up nose.

overfull as with blood

From this reading It had been two days since he had been caught in the rain, and his sniffles and sneezes had developed into congested lungs and a stopped-up nose.

past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading It had been two days since he had been caught in the rain, and his sniffles and sneezes had developed into congested lungs and a stopped-up nose.

being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful

From this reading It had been two days since he had been caught in the rain, and his sniffles and sneezes had developed into congested lungs and a stopped-up nose.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Hale did not feel well at all.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading Hale did not feel well at all.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading His brow was feverish, and his arms and legs and neck felt stiff.

marked by intense agitation or emotion

From this reading His brow was feverish, and his arms and legs and neck felt stiff.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

destroyed or killed

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

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

From this reading It had been two days since he had been caught in the rain, and his sniffles and sneezes had developed into congested lungs and a stopped-up nose.

a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)

From this reading Hale did not feel well at all.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

any place of pain and turmoil

From this reading He felt like hell.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His brow was feverish, and his arms and legs and neck felt stiff.

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

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It had been two days since he had been caught in the rain, and his sniffles and sneezes had developed into congested lungs and a stopped-up nose.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

staying power

From this reading His brow was feverish, and his arms and legs and neck felt stiff.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading He felt like hell.

plural of “lung” — either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

From this reading It had been two days since he had been caught in the rain, and his sniffles and sneezes had developed into congested lungs and a stopped-up nose.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading His brow was feverish, and his arms and legs and neck felt stiff.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading It had been two days since he had been caught in the rain, and his sniffles and sneezes had developed into congested lungs and a stopped-up nose.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Hale did not feel well at all.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

the act of applying force in order to move something away

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading It had been two days since he had been caught in the rain, and his sniffles and sneezes had developed into congested lungs and a stopped-up nose.

on the contrary

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading It had been two days since he had been caught in the rain, and his sniffles and sneezes had developed into congested lungs and a stopped-up nose.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

plural of “sneeze” — a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose

From this reading It had been two days since he had been caught in the rain, and his sniffles and sneezes had developed into congested lungs and a stopped-up nose.

plural of “sniffle” — the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)

From this reading It had been two days since he had been caught in the rain, and his sniffles and sneezes had developed into congested lungs and a stopped-up nose.

not moving or operating freely

From this reading His brow was feverish, and his arms and legs and neck felt stiff.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading It had been two days since he had been caught in the rain, and his sniffles and sneezes had developed into congested lungs and a stopped-up nose.

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

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

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

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading It had been two days since he had been caught in the rain, and his sniffles and sneezes had developed into congested lungs and a stopped-up nose.

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

From this reading His brow was feverish, and his arms and legs and neck felt stiff.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Hale did not feel well at all.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading He kept putting one foot in front of the other, pushing himself through the blue sand, but he would much rather have crawled into the shade and gone to sleep.