used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The red beams of its eyes went down into the pit, and by their faint illumination I saw the heads of Larry and a girl, swimming twenty feet below.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Fight in the Power House_ I found the narrow aperture and stood peering down into darkness.
aperturenounUS /ˈæpərtʃər/
a device that controls amount of light admitted
From this reading _The Fight in the Power House_ I found the narrow aperture and stood peering down into darkness.
beamsnounUS /biːmz/
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading The red beams of its eyes went down into the pit, and by their faint illumination I saw the heads of Larry and a girl, swimming twenty feet below.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Migul crowded behind me.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The red beams of its eyes went down into the pit, and by their faint illumination I saw the heads of Larry and a girl, swimming twenty feet below.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The girl's dark hair floated out like black seaweed in the water.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The red beams of its eyes went down into the pit, and by their faint illumination I saw the heads of Larry and a girl, swimming twenty feet below.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading Migul crowded behind me.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The girl's dark hair floated out like black seaweed in the water.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading _The Fight in the Power House_ I found the narrow aperture and stood peering down into darkness.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _The Fight in the Power House_ I found the narrow aperture and stood peering down into darkness.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "The Princess and the strange man!" exclaimed Migul.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The red beams of its eyes went down into the pit, and by their faint illumination I saw the heads of Larry and a girl, swimming twenty feet below.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The red beams of its eyes went down into the pit, and by their faint illumination I saw the heads of Larry and a girl, swimming twenty feet below.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The red beams of its eyes went down into the pit, and by their faint illumination I saw the heads of Larry and a girl, swimming twenty feet below.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading _The Fight in the Power House_ I found the narrow aperture and stood peering down into darkness.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The girl's dark hair floated out like black seaweed in the water.
set up or found
From this reading _The Fight in the Power House_ I found the narrow aperture and stood peering down into darkness.
a young female
From this reading The red beams of its eyes went down into the pit, and by their faint illumination I saw the heads of Larry and a girl, swimming twenty feet below.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girl's dark hair floated out like black seaweed in the water.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The girl's dark hair floated out like black seaweed in the water.
plural of “head” — 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 red beams of its eyes went down into the pit, and by their faint illumination I saw the heads of Larry and a girl, swimming twenty feet below.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _The Fight in the Power House_ I found the narrow aperture and stood peering down into darkness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _The Fight in the Power House_ I found the narrow aperture and stood peering down into darkness.
illuminationnounUS /ˌɪluːməˈneɪʃən/
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
From this reading The red beams of its eyes went down into the pit, and by their faint illumination I saw the heads of Larry and a girl, swimming twenty feet below.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Fight in the Power House_ I found the narrow aperture and stood peering down into darkness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _The Fight in the Power House_ I found the narrow aperture and stood peering down into darkness.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The red beams of its eyes went down into the pit, and by their faint illumination I saw the heads of Larry and a girl, swimming twenty feet below.
Larry
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From this reading The red beams of its eyes went down into the pit, and by their faint illumination I saw the heads of Larry and a girl, swimming twenty feet below.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The girl's dark hair floated out like black seaweed in the water.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "The Princess and the strange man!" exclaimed Migul.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Migul crowded behind me.
Migul
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From this reading Migul crowded behind me.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading _The Fight in the Power House_ I found the narrow aperture and stood peering down into darkness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The red beams of its eyes went down into the pit, and by their faint illumination I saw the heads of Larry and a girl, swimming twenty feet below.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The girl's dark hair floated out like black seaweed in the water.
peeringverbUS /ˈpiːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading _The Fight in the Power House_ I found the narrow aperture and stood peering down into darkness.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading The red beams of its eyes went down into the pit, and by their faint illumination I saw the heads of Larry and a girl, swimming twenty feet below.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading _The Fight in the Power House_ I found the narrow aperture and stood peering down into darkness.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "The Princess and the strange man!" exclaimed Migul.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The red beams of its eyes went down into the pit, and by their faint illumination I saw the heads of Larry and a girl, swimming twenty feet below.
cut with a saw
From this reading The red beams of its eyes went down into the pit, and by their faint illumination I saw the heads of Larry and a girl, swimming twenty feet below.
seaweednounUS /ˈsiːwiːd/
plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
From this reading The girl's dark hair floated out like black seaweed in the water.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading _The Fight in the Power House_ I found the narrow aperture and stood peering down into darkness.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "The Princess and the strange man!" exclaimed Migul.
swimmingnounUS /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
the act of swimming
From this reading The red beams of its eyes went down into the pit, and by their faint illumination I saw the heads of Larry and a girl, swimming twenty feet below.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Fight in the Power House_ I found the narrow aperture and stood peering down into darkness.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The red beams of its eyes went down into the pit, and by their faint illumination I saw the heads of Larry and a girl, swimming twenty feet below.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The red beams of its eyes went down into the pit, and by their faint illumination I saw the heads of Larry and a girl, swimming twenty feet below.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The girl's dark hair floated out like black seaweed in the water.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The red beams of its eyes went down into the pit, and by their faint illumination I saw the heads of Larry and a girl, swimming twenty feet below.
