used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A RUN FOR LIFE Quick as lightning Bert slashed at the wicked head with a heavy stick he had been carrying.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It caught the snake just as it darted forward and broke its back.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I don't know," answered Tom, trying to smile.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A RUN FOR LIFE Quick as lightning Bert slashed at the wicked head with a heavy stick he had been carrying.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did he get you, Tom?" he asked, with a horrible fear tugging at his heart.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A RUN FOR LIFE Quick as lightning Bert slashed at the wicked head with a heavy stick he had been carrying.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It fell, twisting and writhing, and Bert throwing away his stick leaped to Tom's side.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It caught the snake just as it darted forward and broke its back.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A RUN FOR LIFE Quick as lightning Bert slashed at the wicked head with a heavy stick he had been carrying.
Bert
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From this reading A RUN FOR LIFE Quick as lightning Bert slashed at the wicked head with a heavy stick he had been carrying.
lacking funds
From this reading It caught the snake just as it darted forward and broke its back.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading A RUN FOR LIFE Quick as lightning Bert slashed at the wicked head with a heavy stick he had been carrying.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading It caught the snake just as it darted forward and broke its back.
dartedverbUS /ˈdɑːrtɪd/
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading It caught the snake just as it darted forward and broke its back.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did he get you, Tom?" he asked, with a horrible fear tugging at his heart.
don't
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From this reading "I don't know," answered Tom, trying to smile.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "Did he get you, Tom?" he asked, with a horrible fear tugging at his heart.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading It fell, twisting and writhing, and Bert throwing away his stick leaped to Tom's side.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A RUN FOR LIFE Quick as lightning Bert slashed at the wicked head with a heavy stick he had been carrying.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading It caught the snake just as it darted forward and broke its back.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Did he get you, Tom?" he asked, with a horrible fear tugging at his heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A RUN FOR LIFE Quick as lightning Bert slashed at the wicked head with a heavy stick he had been carrying.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A RUN FOR LIFE Quick as lightning Bert slashed at the wicked head with a heavy stick he had been carrying.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A RUN FOR LIFE Quick as lightning Bert slashed at the wicked head with a heavy stick he had been carrying.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Did he get you, Tom?" he asked, with a horrible fear tugging at his heart.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A RUN FOR LIFE Quick as lightning Bert slashed at the wicked head with a heavy stick he had been carrying.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It fell, twisting and writhing, and Bert throwing away his stick leaped to Tom's side.
provoking horror
From this reading "Did he get you, Tom?" he asked, with a horrible fear tugging at his heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know," answered Tom, trying to smile.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It caught the snake just as it darted forward and broke its back.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It caught the snake just as it darted forward and broke its back.
and nothing more
From this reading It caught the snake just as it darted forward and broke its back.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know," answered Tom, trying to smile.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading It fell, twisting and writhing, and Bert throwing away his stick leaped to Tom's side.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A RUN FOR LIFE Quick as lightning Bert slashed at the wicked head with a heavy stick he had been carrying.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading A RUN FOR LIFE Quick as lightning Bert slashed at the wicked head with a heavy stick he had been carrying.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading A RUN FOR LIFE Quick as lightning Bert slashed at the wicked head with a heavy stick he had been carrying.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading A RUN FOR LIFE Quick as lightning Bert slashed at the wicked head with a heavy stick he had been carrying.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It fell, twisting and writhing, and Bert throwing away his stick leaped to Tom's side.
slashedadjectiveUS /slæʃt/
patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes
From this reading A RUN FOR LIFE Quick as lightning Bert slashed at the wicked head with a heavy stick he had been carrying.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "I don't know," answered Tom, trying to smile.
snakenounUS /sneɪk/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading It caught the snake just as it darted forward and broke its back.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading A RUN FOR LIFE Quick as lightning Bert slashed at the wicked head with a heavy stick he had been carrying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A RUN FOR LIFE Quick as lightning Bert slashed at the wicked head with a heavy stick he had been carrying.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading It fell, twisting and writhing, and Bert throwing away his stick leaped to Tom's side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It fell, twisting and writhing, and Bert throwing away his stick leaped to Tom's side.
male cat
From this reading "Did he get you, Tom?" he asked, with a horrible fear tugging at his heart.
Tom'snounUS /tɑːmz/
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading It fell, twisting and writhing, and Bert throwing away his stick leaped to Tom's side.
hard to endure
From this reading "I don't know," answered Tom, trying to smile.
tuggingverbUS /ˈtʌɡɪŋ/
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading "Did he get you, Tom?" he asked, with a horrible fear tugging at his heart.
twistingnounUS /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading It fell, twisting and writhing, and Bert throwing away his stick leaped to Tom's side.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading A RUN FOR LIFE Quick as lightning Bert slashed at the wicked head with a heavy stick he had been carrying.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A RUN FOR LIFE Quick as lightning Bert slashed at the wicked head with a heavy stick he had been carrying.
writhingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪðɪŋ/
moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
From this reading It fell, twisting and writhing, and Bert throwing away his stick leaped to Tom's side.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did he get you, Tom?" he asked, with a horrible fear tugging at his heart.
