used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then all of a sudden he fell into a deep sleep, and forgetful of his dangerous position, he slumbered sweetly.
(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 And this had been the end of all the other brave men who like himself had attempted the ascent.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was almost pitch dark now, and only the stars lit up the Glass Mountain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this had been the end of all the other brave men who like himself had attempted the ascent.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The poor boy still clung on as if glued to the glass by his blood-stained hands.
ascentnounUS /əˈsent/
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading And this had been the end of all the other brave men who like himself had attempted the ascent.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading And this had been the end of all the other brave men who like himself had attempted the ascent.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading He made no struggle to get higher, for all his strength had left him, and seeing no hope he calmly awaited death.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And this had been the end of all the other brave men who like himself had attempted the ascent.
blood-stained
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From this reading The poor boy still clung on as if glued to the glass by his blood-stained hands.
a youthful male person
From this reading The poor boy still clung on as if glued to the glass by his blood-stained hands.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading And this had been the end of all the other brave men who like himself had attempted the ascent.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The poor boy still clung on as if glued to the glass by his blood-stained hands.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading He made no struggle to get higher, for all his strength had left him, and seeing no hope he calmly awaited death.
clungverbUS /klʌŋ/
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading The poor boy still clung on as if glued to the glass by his blood-stained hands.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading Then all of a sudden he fell into a deep sleep, and forgetful of his dangerous position, he slumbered sweetly.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was almost pitch dark now, and only the stars lit up the Glass Mountain.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading He made no struggle to get higher, for all his strength had left him, and seeing no hope he calmly awaited death.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Then all of a sudden he fell into a deep sleep, and forgetful of his dangerous position, he slumbered sweetly.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading And this had been the end of all the other brave men who like himself had attempted the ascent.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Then all of a sudden he fell into a deep sleep, and forgetful of his dangerous position, he slumbered sweetly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He made no struggle to get higher, for all his strength had left him, and seeing no hope he calmly awaited death.
forgetfuladjectiveUS /fɔːrˈɡetfəl/
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
From this reading Then all of a sudden he fell into a deep sleep, and forgetful of his dangerous position, he slumbered sweetly.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He made no struggle to get higher, for all his strength had left him, and seeing no hope he calmly awaited death.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading It was almost pitch dark now, and only the stars lit up the Glass Mountain.
gluedadjectiveUS /ɡluːd/
affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste
From this reading The poor boy still clung on as if glued to the glass by his blood-stained hands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And this had been the end of all the other brave men who like himself had attempted the ascent.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The poor boy still clung on as if glued to the glass by his blood-stained hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made no struggle to get higher, for all his strength had left him, and seeing no hope he calmly awaited death.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading He made no struggle to get higher, for all his strength had left him, and seeing no hope he calmly awaited death.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He made no struggle to get higher, for all his strength had left him, and seeing no hope he calmly awaited death.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And this had been the end of all the other brave men who like himself had attempted the ascent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor boy still clung on as if glued to the glass by his blood-stained hands.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading He made no struggle to get higher, for all his strength had left him, and seeing no hope he calmly awaited death.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The poor boy still clung on as if glued to the glass by his blood-stained hands.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then all of a sudden he fell into a deep sleep, and forgetful of his dangerous position, he slumbered sweetly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was almost pitch dark now, and only the stars lit up the Glass Mountain.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He made no struggle to get higher, for all his strength had left him, and seeing no hope he calmly awaited death.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And this had been the end of all the other brave men who like himself had attempted the ascent.
provided with artificial light
From this reading It was almost pitch dark now, and only the stars lit up the Glass Mountain.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made no struggle to get higher, for all his strength had left him, and seeing no hope he calmly awaited death.
the force of workers available
From this reading And this had been the end of all the other brave men who like himself had attempted the ascent.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading It was almost pitch dark now, and only the stars lit up the Glass Mountain.
not any; not one
From this reading He made no struggle to get higher, for all his strength had left him, and seeing no hope he calmly awaited death.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was almost pitch dark now, and only the stars lit up the Glass Mountain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And this had been the end of all the other brave men who like himself had attempted the ascent.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The poor boy still clung on as if glued to the glass by his blood-stained hands.
and nothing more
From this reading It was almost pitch dark now, and only the stars lit up the Glass Mountain.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And this had been the end of all the other brave men who like himself had attempted the ascent.
pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading It was almost pitch dark now, and only the stars lit up the Glass Mountain.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor boy still clung on as if glued to the glass by his blood-stained hands.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Then all of a sudden he fell into a deep sleep, and forgetful of his dangerous position, he slumbered sweetly.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading He made no struggle to get higher, for all his strength had left him, and seeing no hope he calmly awaited death.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Then all of a sudden he fell into a deep sleep, and forgetful of his dangerous position, he slumbered sweetly.
slumbered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then all of a sudden he fell into a deep sleep, and forgetful of his dangerous position, he slumbered sweetly.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading It was almost pitch dark now, and only the stars lit up the Glass Mountain.
not in physical motion
From this reading The poor boy still clung on as if glued to the glass by his blood-stained hands.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading He made no struggle to get higher, for all his strength had left him, and seeing no hope he calmly awaited death.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading He made no struggle to get higher, for all his strength had left him, and seeing no hope he calmly awaited death.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Then all of a sudden he fell into a deep sleep, and forgetful of his dangerous position, he slumbered sweetly.
sweetlyadverbUS /ˈswiːtli/
in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)
From this reading Then all of a sudden he fell into a deep sleep, and forgetful of his dangerous position, he slumbered sweetly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And this had been the end of all the other brave men who like himself had attempted the ascent.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then all of a sudden he fell into a deep sleep, and forgetful of his dangerous position, he slumbered sweetly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this had been the end of all the other brave men who like himself had attempted the ascent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The poor boy still clung on as if glued to the glass by his blood-stained hands.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was almost pitch dark now, and only the stars lit up the Glass Mountain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was almost pitch dark now, and only the stars lit up the Glass Mountain.
which person or people
From this reading And this had been the end of all the other brave men who like himself had attempted the ascent.
