used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had the inscrutable eyes of a hare.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Say what he might, there was always something at odds between them and the picked precision of his speech.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘Thou hast bound up my wounds, and set me on thine own beast, and brought me to an inn,’ said the stranger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Thou hast bound up my wounds, and set me on thine own beast, and brought me to an inn,’ said the stranger.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Say what he might, there was always something at odds between them and the picked precision of his speech.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Blessed be thy living witness to Christ’s parable.’
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading ‘Thou hast bound up my wounds, and set me on thine own beast, and brought me to an inn,’ said the stranger.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Say what he might, there was always something at odds between them and the picked precision of his speech.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading ‘Blessed be thy living witness to Christ’s parable.’
confined by bonds
From this reading ‘Thou hast bound up my wounds, and set me on thine own beast, and brought me to an inn,’ said the stranger.
braziernounUS /ˈbreɪziər/
large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
Brion's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading ‘Thou hast bound up my wounds, and set me on thine own beast, and brought me to an inn,’ said the stranger.
Christ'snounUS /kraɪsts/
possessive form of “christ” — a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading ‘Blessed be thy living witness to Christ’s parable.’
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
clothing in general
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He had the inscrutable eyes of a hare.
feverishlyadverbUS /ˈfevərɪʃli/
in a feverish manner
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had the inscrutable eyes of a hare.
harenounUS /her/
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading He had the inscrutable eyes of a hare.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading ‘Thou hast bound up my wounds, and set me on thine own beast, and brought me to an inn,’ said the stranger.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had the inscrutable eyes of a hare.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Say what he might, there was always something at odds between them and the picked precision of his speech.
horse-cloth
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From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading ‘Thou hast bound up my wounds, and set me on thine own beast, and brought me to an inn,’ said the stranger.
inscrutableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈskruːtəbəl/
of an obscure nature
From this reading He had the inscrutable eyes of a hare.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading ‘Blessed be thy living witness to Christ’s parable.’
loosenedadjectiveUS /ˈluːsənd/
straightened out
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Thou hast bound up my wounds, and set me on thine own beast, and brought me to an inn,’ said the stranger.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Say what he might, there was always something at odds between them and the picked precision of his speech.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Thou hast bound up my wounds, and set me on thine own beast, and brought me to an inn,’ said the stranger.
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
oddsnounUS /ɑːdz/
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
From this reading Say what he might, there was always something at odds between them and the picked precision of his speech.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had the inscrutable eyes of a hare.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Thou hast bound up my wounds, and set me on thine own beast, and brought me to an inn,’ said the stranger.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading ‘Thou hast bound up my wounds, and set me on thine own beast, and brought me to an inn,’ said the stranger.
parablenounUS /ˈperəbəl/
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
From this reading ‘Blessed be thy living witness to Christ’s parable.’
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Say what he might, there was always something at odds between them and the picked precision of his speech.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
precisionnounUS /priˈsɪʒən/
the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
From this reading Say what he might, there was always something at odds between them and the picked precision of his speech.
proppedverbUS /prɑːpt/
inflected form of “prop” — support by placing against something solid or rigid
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Thou hast bound up my wounds, and set me on thine own beast, and brought me to an inn,’ said the stranger.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
express in words
From this reading Say what he might, there was always something at odds between them and the picked precision of his speech.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ‘Thou hast bound up my wounds, and set me on thine own beast, and brought me to an inn,’ said the stranger.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Say what he might, there was always something at odds between them and the picked precision of his speech.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Say what he might, there was always something at odds between them and the picked precision of his speech.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading ‘Thou hast bound up my wounds, and set me on thine own beast, and brought me to an inn,’ said the stranger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Thou hast bound up my wounds, and set me on thine own beast, and brought me to an inn,’ said the stranger.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Say what he might, there was always something at odds between them and the picked precision of his speech.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Say what he might, there was always something at odds between them and the picked precision of his speech.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading ‘Thou hast bound up my wounds, and set me on thine own beast, and brought me to an inn,’ said the stranger.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘Thou hast bound up my wounds, and set me on thine own beast, and brought me to an inn,’ said the stranger.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘Blessed be thy living witness to Christ’s parable.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Thou hast bound up my wounds, and set me on thine own beast, and brought me to an inn,’ said the stranger.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ‘Thou hast bound up my wounds, and set me on thine own beast, and brought me to an inn,’ said the stranger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Say what he might, there was always something at odds between them and the picked precision of his speech.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Say what he might, there was always something at odds between them and the picked precision of his speech.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading ‘Blessed be thy living witness to Christ’s parable.’
woundsnounUS /wuːndz/
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading ‘Thou hast bound up my wounds, and set me on thine own beast, and brought me to an inn,’ said the stranger.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading He sat propped against a pillow formed of Brion’s cloak; the great horse-cloth was wrapped about his naked limbs; his clothes were spread to dry near the glowing brazier; he had eaten little of the food and drunk feverishly of the wine, and his tongue was loosened.
