used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Just a little hazy in the head,” answered Ethan, “but that will pass in a few hours.”
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “How are ye?” asked the dragoon anxiously.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “How are ye?” asked the dragoon anxiously.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “How are ye?” asked the dragoon anxiously.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading When he came down from his room he found Longsword awaiting him.
bandagenounUS /ˈbændɪdʒ/
a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Could ye stand a bit of news if it were broken to ye gently?”
BRESTnounUS /brest/
a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “Could ye stand a bit of news if it were broken to ye gently?”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When he came down from his room he found Longsword awaiting him.
Carlyle'snounUS /kɑːrˈlaɪlz/
possessive form of “carlyle” — Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Could ye stand a bit of news if it were broken to ye gently?”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When he came down from his room he found Longsword awaiting him.
dragoonverb
compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
From this reading “How are ye?” asked the dragoon anxiously.
Ethan
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From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
at any time
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “Just a little hazy in the head,” answered Ethan, “but that will pass in a few hours.”
set up or found
From this reading When he came down from his room he found Longsword awaiting him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When he came down from his room he found Longsword awaiting him.
in a gradual manner
From this reading “Could ye stand a bit of news if it were broken to ye gently?”
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading “Just a little hazy in the head,” answered Ethan, “but that will pass in a few hours.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he came down from his room he found Longsword awaiting him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “Just a little hazy in the head,” answered Ethan, “but that will pass in a few hours.”
How
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From this reading “How are ye?” asked the dragoon anxiously.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Could ye stand a bit of news if it were broken to ye gently?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Could ye stand a bit of news if it were broken to ye gently?”
and nothing more
From this reading “Just a little hazy in the head,” answered Ethan, “but that will pass in a few hours.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Just a little hazy in the head,” answered Ethan, “but that will pass in a few hours.”
Longsword
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From this reading When he came down from his room he found Longsword awaiting him.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Could ye stand a bit of news if it were broken to ye gently?”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Could ye stand a bit of news if it were broken to ye gently?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
go across or through
From this reading “Just a little hazy in the head,” answered Ethan, “but that will pass in a few hours.”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When he came down from his room he found Longsword awaiting him.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
be standing; be upright
From this reading “Could ye stand a bit of news if it were broken to ye gently?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Just a little hazy in the head,” answered Ethan, “but that will pass in a few hours.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
(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 THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Could ye stand a bit of news if it were broken to ye gently?”
at the time that
From this reading When he came down from his room he found Longsword awaiting him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Just a little hazy in the head,” answered Ethan, “but that will pass in a few hours.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “How are ye?” asked the dragoon anxiously.
