used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young man thanked him for his counsel, and walked, and walked, and walked, till he reached the mountain.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as he climbed he heard behind him scoffs and jeers, but he kept his ears steadily closed to them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And as he climbed he heard behind him scoffs and jeers, but he kept his ears steadily closed to them.
bladenounUS /bleɪd/
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading That day his sister, who thought her brother’s steps were long in returning, took out the knife and found the blade was red as blood.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading That day his sister, who thought her brother’s steps were long in returning, took out the knife and found the blade was red as blood.
brother'snounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading That day his sister, who thought her brother’s steps were long in returning, took out the knife and found the blade was red as blood.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Then she cried out to her brothers that something terrible had come to pass.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And as he climbed he heard behind him scoffs and jeers, but he kept his ears steadily closed to them.
clamourverbUS /ˈklæmər/
utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading And as he climbed he heard behind him scoffs and jeers, but he kept his ears steadily closed to them.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading And as he climbed he heard behind him scoffs and jeers, but he kept his ears steadily closed to them.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then she cried out to her brothers that something terrible had come to pass.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading The young man thanked him for his counsel, and walked, and walked, and walked, till he reached the mountain.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Then she cried out to her brothers that something terrible had come to pass.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That day his sister, who thought her brother’s steps were long in returning, took out the knife and found the blade was red as blood.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading And as he climbed he heard behind him scoffs and jeers, but he kept his ears steadily closed to them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The young man thanked him for his counsel, and walked, and walked, and walked, till he reached the mountain.
set up or found
From this reading That day his sister, who thought her brother’s steps were long in returning, took out the knife and found the blade was red as blood.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then she cried out to her brothers that something terrible had come to pass.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The young man thanked him for his counsel, and walked, and walked, and walked, till he reached the mountain.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And as he climbed he heard behind him scoffs and jeers, but he kept his ears steadily closed to them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That day his sister, who thought her brother’s steps were long in returning, took out the knife and found the blade was red as blood.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The young man thanked him for his counsel, and walked, and walked, and walked, till he reached the mountain.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young man thanked him for his counsel, and walked, and walked, and walked, till he reached the mountain.
hurlverbUS /hɜːrl/
throw forcefully
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That day his sister, who thought her brother’s steps were long in returning, took out the knife and found the blade was red as blood.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
jeersnounUS /dʒiːrz/
plural of “jeer” — showing your contempt by derision
From this reading And as he climbed he heard behind him scoffs and jeers, but he kept his ears steadily closed to them.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading And as he climbed he heard behind him scoffs and jeers, but he kept his ears steadily closed to them.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading That day his sister, who thought her brother’s steps were long in returning, took out the knife and found the blade was red as blood.
immediately past
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading That day his sister, who thought her brother’s steps were long in returning, took out the knife and found the blade was red as blood.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The young man thanked him for his counsel, and walked, and walked, and walked, till he reached the mountain.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
a particular point in time
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The young man thanked him for his counsel, and walked, and walked, and walked, till he reached the mountain.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That day his sister, who thought her brother’s steps were long in returning, took out the knife and found the blade was red as blood.
go across or through
From this reading Then she cried out to her brothers that something terrible had come to pass.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
select carefully from a group
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The young man thanked him for his counsel, and walked, and walked, and walked, till he reached the mountain.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading That day his sister, who thought her brother’s steps were long in returning, took out the knife and found the blade was red as blood.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading That day his sister, who thought her brother’s steps were long in returning, took out the knife and found the blade was red as blood.
scoffsnounUS /skɔːfs/
plural of “scoff” — showing your contempt by derision
From this reading And as he climbed he heard behind him scoffs and jeers, but he kept his ears steadily closed to them.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she cried out to her brothers that something terrible had come to pass.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading That day his sister, who thought her brother’s steps were long in returning, took out the knife and found the blade was red as blood.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then she cried out to her brothers that something terrible had come to pass.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading And as he climbed he heard behind him scoffs and jeers, but he kept his ears steadily closed to them.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading That day his sister, who thought her brother’s steps were long in returning, took out the knife and found the blade was red as blood.
stiffenverbUS /ˈstɪfən/
become stiff or stiffer
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
stoopedadjectiveUS /stuːpt/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
happening unexpectedly
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Then she cried out to her brothers that something terrible had come to pass.
thankedverbUS /θæŋkt/
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading The young man thanked him for his counsel, and walked, and walked, and walked, till he reached the mountain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young man thanked him for his counsel, and walked, and walked, and walked, till he reached the mountain.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And as he climbed he heard behind him scoffs and jeers, but he kept his ears steadily closed to them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she cried out to her brothers that something terrible had come to pass.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading That day his sister, who thought her brother’s steps were long in returning, took out the knife and found the blade was red as blood.
up to a particular time
From this reading The young man thanked him for his counsel, and walked, and walked, and walked, till he reached the mountain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And as he climbed he heard behind him scoffs and jeers, but he kept his ears steadily closed to them.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading That day his sister, who thought her brother’s steps were long in returning, took out the knife and found the blade was red as blood.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading The young man thanked him for his counsel, and walked, and walked, and walked, till he reached the mountain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That day his sister, who thought her brother’s steps were long in returning, took out the knife and found the blade was red as blood.
at the time that
From this reading At last the noise grew so loud that he lost patience, and he stooped to pick up a stone to hurl into the midst of the clamour, when suddenly his arm seemed to stiffen, and the next moment he was a stone himself!
which person or people
From this reading That day his sister, who thought her brother’s steps were long in returning, took out the knife and found the blade was red as blood.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young man thanked him for his counsel, and walked, and walked, and walked, till he reached the mountain.
