used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nathalie’s hand was feeling for the trigger when, “Oh, don’t shoot!” cried a voice in serio-comic tone, “I surrender!”
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading She attempted to run, but alas, her limbs seemed tied with ropes, and then she remembered the gun!
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Nathalie’s eyes dilated with terror, and her heart pounded with such leaping beats that it almost choked her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Just an instant and she had raised it, and with trembling hands was pointing it at the enemy, who by this time had lightly vaulted the wooden fence and was coming towards her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nathalie’s eyes dilated with terror, and her heart pounded with such leaping beats that it almost choked her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just an instant and she had raised it, and with trembling hands was pointing it at the enemy, who by this time had lightly vaulted the wooden fence and was coming towards her.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading She attempted to run, but alas, her limbs seemed tied with ropes, and then she remembered the gun!
beatsnounUS /biːts/
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading Nathalie’s eyes dilated with terror, and her heart pounded with such leaping beats that it almost choked her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She attempted to run, but alas, her limbs seemed tied with ropes, and then she remembered the gun!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Just an instant and she had raised it, and with trembling hands was pointing it at the enemy, who by this time had lightly vaulted the wooden fence and was coming towards her.
chokedadjectiveUS /tʃoʊkt/
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading Nathalie’s eyes dilated with terror, and her heart pounded with such leaping beats that it almost choked her.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Just an instant and she had raised it, and with trembling hands was pointing it at the enemy, who by this time had lightly vaulted the wooden fence and was coming towards her.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Nathalie’s hand was feeling for the trigger when, “Oh, don’t shoot!” cried a voice in serio-comic tone, “I surrender!”
dilatedverbUS /ˌdaɪˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “dilate” — become wider
From this reading Nathalie’s eyes dilated with terror, and her heart pounded with such leaping beats that it almost choked her.
don't
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From this reading Nathalie’s hand was feeling for the trigger when, “Oh, don’t shoot!” cried a voice in serio-comic tone, “I surrender!”
an opposing military force
From this reading Just an instant and she had raised it, and with trembling hands was pointing it at the enemy, who by this time had lightly vaulted the wooden fence and was coming towards her.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Nathalie’s eyes dilated with terror, and her heart pounded with such leaping beats that it almost choked her.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Nathalie’s hand was feeling for the trigger when, “Oh, don’t shoot!” cried a voice in serio-comic tone, “I surrender!”
enclose with a fence
From this reading Just an instant and she had raised it, and with trembling hands was pointing it at the enemy, who by this time had lightly vaulted the wooden fence and was coming towards her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nathalie’s hand was feeling for the trigger when, “Oh, don’t shoot!” cried a voice in serio-comic tone, “I surrender!”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading She attempted to run, but alas, her limbs seemed tied with ropes, and then she remembered the gun!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Just an instant and she had raised it, and with trembling hands was pointing it at the enemy, who by this time had lightly vaulted the wooden fence and was coming towards her.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Nathalie’s hand was feeling for the trigger when, “Oh, don’t shoot!” cried a voice in serio-comic tone, “I surrender!”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Just an instant and she had raised it, and with trembling hands was pointing it at the enemy, who by this time had lightly vaulted the wooden fence and was coming towards her.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Nathalie’s eyes dilated with terror, and her heart pounded with such leaping beats that it almost choked her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nathalie’s eyes dilated with terror, and her heart pounded with such leaping beats that it almost choked her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Nathalie’s hand was feeling for the trigger when, “Oh, don’t shoot!” cried a voice in serio-comic tone, “I surrender!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nathalie’s hand was feeling for the trigger when, “Oh, don’t shoot!” cried a voice in serio-comic tone, “I surrender!”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Just an instant and she had raised it, and with trembling hands was pointing it at the enemy, who by this time had lightly vaulted the wooden fence and was coming towards her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nathalie’s eyes dilated with terror, and her heart pounded with such leaping beats that it almost choked her.
and nothing more
From this reading Just an instant and she had raised it, and with trembling hands was pointing it at the enemy, who by this time had lightly vaulted the wooden fence and was coming towards her.
leapingnounUS /ˈliːpɪŋ/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading Nathalie’s eyes dilated with terror, and her heart pounded with such leaping beats that it almost choked her.
without good reason
From this reading Just an instant and she had raised it, and with trembling hands was pointing it at the enemy, who by this time had lightly vaulted the wooden fence and was coming towards her.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading She attempted to run, but alas, her limbs seemed tied with ropes, and then she remembered the gun!
Nathalie's
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From this reading Nathalie’s eyes dilated with terror, and her heart pounded with such leaping beats that it almost choked her.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Nathalie’s hand was feeling for the trigger when, “Oh, don’t shoot!” cried a voice in serio-comic tone, “I surrender!”
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading Just an instant and she had raised it, and with trembling hands was pointing it at the enemy, who by this time had lightly vaulted the wooden fence and was coming towards her.
poundedverbUS /ˈpaʊndɪd/
past form of “pound” — hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading Nathalie’s eyes dilated with terror, and her heart pounded with such leaping beats that it almost choked her.
pretendedadjectiveUS /priˈtendɪd/
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading Up went two hands in pretended subjugation.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Just an instant and she had raised it, and with trembling hands was pointing it at the enemy, who by this time had lightly vaulted the wooden fence and was coming towards her.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading She attempted to run, but alas, her limbs seemed tied with ropes, and then she remembered the gun!
ropesnounUS /roʊps/
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading She attempted to run, but alas, her limbs seemed tied with ropes, and then she remembered the gun!
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She attempted to run, but alas, her limbs seemed tied with ropes, and then she remembered the gun!
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She attempted to run, but alas, her limbs seemed tied with ropes, and then she remembered the gun!
serio-comic
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From this reading Nathalie’s hand was feeling for the trigger when, “Oh, don’t shoot!” cried a voice in serio-comic tone, “I surrender!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She attempted to run, but alas, her limbs seemed tied with ropes, and then she remembered the gun!
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading Nathalie’s hand was feeling for the trigger when, “Oh, don’t shoot!” cried a voice in serio-comic tone, “I surrender!”
subjugationnoun
forced submission to control by others
From this reading Up went two hands in pretended subjugation.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Nathalie’s eyes dilated with terror, and her heart pounded with such leaping beats that it almost choked her.
surrendernounUS /sərˈendər/
acceptance of despair
From this reading Nathalie’s hand was feeling for the trigger when, “Oh, don’t shoot!” cried a voice in serio-comic tone, “I surrender!”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Nathalie’s eyes dilated with terror, and her heart pounded with such leaping beats that it almost choked her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nathalie’s eyes dilated with terror, and her heart pounded with such leaping beats that it almost choked her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She attempted to run, but alas, her limbs seemed tied with ropes, and then she remembered the gun!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She attempted to run, but alas, her limbs seemed tied with ropes, and then she remembered the gun!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Just an instant and she had raised it, and with trembling hands was pointing it at the enemy, who by this time had lightly vaulted the wooden fence and was coming towards her.
bound or secured closely
From this reading She attempted to run, but alas, her limbs seemed tied with ropes, and then she remembered the gun!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Just an instant and she had raised it, and with trembling hands was pointing it at the enemy, who by this time had lightly vaulted the wooden fence and was coming towards her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She attempted to run, but alas, her limbs seemed tied with ropes, and then she remembered the gun!
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Nathalie’s hand was feeling for the trigger when, “Oh, don’t shoot!” cried a voice in serio-comic tone, “I surrender!”
in the direction of
From this reading Just an instant and she had raised it, and with trembling hands was pointing it at the enemy, who by this time had lightly vaulted the wooden fence and was coming towards her.
a shaky motion
From this reading Just an instant and she had raised it, and with trembling hands was pointing it at the enemy, who by this time had lightly vaulted the wooden fence and was coming towards her.
triggerverbUS /ˈtrɪɡər/
put in motion or move to act
From this reading Nathalie’s hand was feeling for the trigger when, “Oh, don’t shoot!” cried a voice in serio-comic tone, “I surrender!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Up went two hands in pretended subjugation.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up went two hands in pretended subjugation.
vaultedadjectiveUS /ˈvɔːltɪd/
having a hemispherical vault or dome
From this reading Just an instant and she had raised it, and with trembling hands was pointing it at the enemy, who by this time had lightly vaulted the wooden fence and was coming towards her.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Nathalie’s hand was feeling for the trigger when, “Oh, don’t shoot!” cried a voice in serio-comic tone, “I surrender!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just an instant and she had raised it, and with trembling hands was pointing it at the enemy, who by this time had lightly vaulted the wooden fence and was coming towards her.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Up went two hands in pretended subjugation.
at the time that
From this reading Nathalie’s hand was feeling for the trigger when, “Oh, don’t shoot!” cried a voice in serio-comic tone, “I surrender!”
which person or people
From this reading Just an instant and she had raised it, and with trembling hands was pointing it at the enemy, who by this time had lightly vaulted the wooden fence and was coming towards her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nathalie’s eyes dilated with terror, and her heart pounded with such leaping beats that it almost choked her.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading Just an instant and she had raised it, and with trembling hands was pointing it at the enemy, who by this time had lightly vaulted the wooden fence and was coming towards her.
