used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My first impression was that I had collided with some huge sea-monster and was about to be devoured.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
abruptadjectiveUS /əˈbrʌpt/
marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
anew
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
(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 So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading I was too astonished to think and too weak to move, so I just stood there motionless until I had regained my equilibrium.
aroused or activated
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My first impression was that I had collided with some huge sea-monster and was about to be devoured.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
collidedverbUS /kəˈlaɪdɪd/
past form of “collide” — be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading My first impression was that I had collided with some huge sea-monster and was about to be devoured.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
devouredverbUS /dɪˈvaʊərd/
past form of “devour” — destroy completely
From this reading My first impression was that I had collided with some huge sea-monster and was about to be devoured.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
draughtsnounUS /dræfts/
a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
From this reading And there I stood with my head and shoulders out of the water while my lungs inhaled long draughts of pure fresh air.
drowsinessnounUS /ˈdraʊzinəs/
a very sleepy state
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
equilibriumnounUS /ˌiːkwəˈlɪbriəm/
a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
From this reading I was too astonished to think and too weak to move, so I just stood there motionless until I had regained my equilibrium.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
with resolute determination
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading My first impression was that I had collided with some huge sea-monster and was about to be devoured.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading And there I stood with my head and shoulders out of the water while my lungs inhaled long draughts of pure fresh air.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My first impression was that I had collided with some huge sea-monster and was about to be devoured.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading My first impression was that I had collided with some huge sea-monster and was about to be devoured.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading My first impression was that I had collided with some huge sea-monster and was about to be devoured.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
inhaledverbUS /ˌɪnˈheɪld/
past form of “inhale” — draw deep into the lungs in by breathing
From this reading And there I stood with my head and shoulders out of the water while my lungs inhaled long draughts of pure fresh air.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
joltnounUS /dʒoʊlt/
a sudden jarring impact
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
and nothing more
From this reading I was too astonished to think and too weak to move, so I just stood there motionless until I had regained my equilibrium.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading And there I stood with my head and shoulders out of the water while my lungs inhaled long draughts of pure fresh air.
lungsnounUS /lʌŋz/
plural of “lung” — either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
From this reading And there I stood with my head and shoulders out of the water while my lungs inhaled long draughts of pure fresh air.
not in physical motion
From this reading I was too astonished to think and too weak to move, so I just stood there motionless until I had regained my equilibrium.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I was too astonished to think and too weak to move, so I just stood there motionless until I had regained my equilibrium.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
placingverbUS /ˈpleɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading And there I stood with my head and shoulders out of the water while my lungs inhaled long draughts of pure fresh air.
rattleverbUS /ˈrætəl/
make short successive sounds
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
regainedverbUS /riˈɡeɪnd/
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading I was too astonished to think and too weak to move, so I just stood there motionless until I had regained my equilibrium.
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
sea-monster
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From this reading My first impression was that I had collided with some huge sea-monster and was about to be devoured.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading And there I stood with my head and shoulders out of the water while my lungs inhaled long draughts of pure fresh air.
SinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
make square
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
stealingnounUS /ˈstiːlɪŋ/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading And there I stood with my head and shoulders out of the water while my lungs inhaled long draughts of pure fresh air.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My first impression was that I had collided with some huge sea-monster and was about to be devoured.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there I stood with my head and shoulders out of the water while my lungs inhaled long draughts of pure fresh air.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I was too astonished to think and too weak to move, so I just stood there motionless until I had regained my equilibrium.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I was too astonished to think and too weak to move, so I just stood there motionless until I had regained my equilibrium.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I was too astonished to think and too weak to move, so I just stood there motionless until I had regained my equilibrium.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
upwardadjectiveUS /ˈʌpwərd/
directed up
From this reading So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
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 So placing my hands and feet firmly upon it I sprang upward with all the force I could command in an effort to get out of its reach, but to my great surprise my head and half of my body shot out of the water into the air above and down I came again square upon my feet with a jolt that caused my teeth to rattle.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading I was too astonished to think and too weak to move, so I just stood there motionless until I had regained my equilibrium.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And there I stood with my head and shoulders out of the water while my lungs inhaled long draughts of pure fresh air.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sinking slowly down with a feeling of drowsiness stealing away my senses, I was suddenly awakened by my body coming to an abrupt stop and resting upon some hard substance.
