aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There must be some trick about it.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
backingnounUS /ˈbækɪŋ/
the act of providing approval and support
From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
Bascom
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From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There must be some trick about it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
approval
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
damagenounUS /ˈdæmədʒ/
the occurrence of a change for the worse
From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
FattyadjectiveUS /ˈfæti/
containing or composed of fat
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
set up or found
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
to a considerable degree
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There must be some trick about it.
jaggedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒæɡəd/
having a sharply uneven surface or outline
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
and nothing more
From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There must be some trick about it.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There must be some trick about it.
splitverbUS /splɪt/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
surgingadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrdʒɪŋ/
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Why, therefore, was he unable to withdraw?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why, therefore, was he unable to withdraw?
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading There must be some trick about it.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading Why, therefore, was he unable to withdraw?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
wedging
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From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
at the time that
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, therefore, was he unable to withdraw?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
withdrawverbUS /wɪðˈdrɔː/
pull back or move away or backward
From this reading Why, therefore, was he unable to withdraw?
