used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It was enormously thick and deeply wrinkled across the toes, which were turned upwards as though with many and many a weary tramp.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Lilac looked at it with a puzzled air; she saw nothing handsome in it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lilac looked at it with a puzzled air; she saw nothing handsome in it.
for the reason that
From this reading "Because for why?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I call 'em handsome," pursued Joshua.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading It was enormously thick and deeply wrinkled across the toes, which were turned upwards as though with many and many a weary tramp.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "I call 'em handsome," pursued Joshua.
enormouslyadverbUS /ɪˈnɔːrməsli/
extremely
From this reading It was enormously thick and deeply wrinkled across the toes, which were turned upwards as though with many and many a weary tramp.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Because for why?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Lilac looked at it with a puzzled air; she saw nothing handsome in it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I call 'em handsome," pursued Joshua.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lilac looked at it with a puzzled air; she saw nothing handsome in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
JoshuanounUS /ˈdʒɑːʃuːə/
(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
From this reading "I call 'em handsome," pursued Joshua.
held up in the air
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
LilacnounUS /ˈlaɪlæk/
any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
From this reading Lilac looked at it with a puzzled air; she saw nothing handsome in it.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Lilac looked at it with a puzzled air; she saw nothing handsome in it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It was enormously thick and deeply wrinkled across the toes, which were turned upwards as though with many and many a weary tramp.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Lilac looked at it with a puzzled air; she saw nothing handsome in it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
a person who is being chased
From this reading "I call 'em handsome," pursued Joshua.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Lilac looked at it with a puzzled air; she saw nothing handsome in it.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
cut with a saw
From this reading Lilac looked at it with a puzzled air; she saw nothing handsome in it.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lilac looked at it with a puzzled air; she saw nothing handsome in it.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
carry out
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading It was enormously thick and deeply wrinkled across the toes, which were turned upwards as though with many and many a weary tramp.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was enormously thick and deeply wrinkled across the toes, which were turned upwards as though with many and many a weary tramp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
toesnounUS /toʊz/
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading It was enormously thick and deeply wrinkled across the toes, which were turned upwards as though with many and many a weary tramp.
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading It was enormously thick and deeply wrinkled across the toes, which were turned upwards as though with many and many a weary tramp.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading It was enormously thick and deeply wrinkled across the toes, which were turned upwards as though with many and many a weary tramp.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
upwardsadverbUS /ˈʌpwərdz/
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading It was enormously thick and deeply wrinkled across the toes, which were turned upwards as though with many and many a weary tramp.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was enormously thick and deeply wrinkled across the toes, which were turned upwards as though with many and many a weary tramp.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading It was enormously thick and deeply wrinkled across the toes, which were turned upwards as though with many and many a weary tramp.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was enormously thick and deeply wrinkled across the toes, which were turned upwards as though with many and many a weary tramp.
in or at the place that
From this reading He lifted one of them as he spoke and put it on the table, where it seemed to take up a great deal of room.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was enormously thick and deeply wrinkled across the toes, which were turned upwards as though with many and many a weary tramp.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Because for why?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lilac looked at it with a puzzled air; she saw nothing handsome in it.
wrinkledadjectiveUS /ˈrɪŋkəld/
marked by wrinkles
From this reading It was enormously thick and deeply wrinkled across the toes, which were turned upwards as though with many and many a weary tramp.
