used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading FIDELITY Meantime Pat was running at top speed across the desert.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
(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 When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
arroyonounUS /ərˈɔɪoʊ/
a stream or brook
From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FIDELITY Meantime Pat was running at top speed across the desert.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
completely unclothed
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Yet he was trying to understand this strange call to duty.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading FIDELITY Meantime Pat was running at top speed across the desert.
drummingnounUS /ˈdrʌmɪŋ/
the act of playing drums
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Yet he was trying to understand this strange call to duty.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
FIDELITYnounUS /fəˈdeləti/
accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal
From this reading FIDELITY Meantime Pat was running at top speed across the desert.
fitfuladjectiveUS /ˈfɪtfəl/
occurring in spells and often abruptly
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
forenounUS /fɔːr/
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
set up or found
From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
franticadjectiveUS /ˈfræntɪk/
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet he was trying to understand this strange call to duty.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
hoofsnounUS /hʊfs/
plural of “hoof” — the foot of an ungulate mammal
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
horsemennounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
plural of “horseman” — a man skilled in equitation
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
impellingadjective
markedly effective as if by emotional pressure
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
jawverbUS /dʒɔː/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
jerkingnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrkɪŋ/
an abrupt spasmodic movement
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
loopedverbUS /luːpt/
past form of “loop” — move in loops
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading FIDELITY Meantime Pat was running at top speed across the desert.
the force of workers available
From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
the light of the Moon
From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
and nothing more
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
onwardadverbUS /ˈɔːnwərd/
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
pantingnounUS /ˈpæntɪŋ/
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
PatverbUS /pæt/
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading FIDELITY Meantime Pat was running at top speed across the desert.
a strong line
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading FIDELITY Meantime Pat was running at top speed across the desert.
sand-dune
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From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
move hurridly
From this reading FIDELITY Meantime Pat was running at top speed across the desert.
speedingnounUS /ˈspiːdɪŋ/
changing location rapidly
From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
not in physical motion
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Yet he was trying to understand this strange call to duty.
surgingadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrdʒɪŋ/
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FIDELITY Meantime Pat was running at top speed across the desert.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet he was trying to understand this strange call to duty.
thunderingadjectiveUS /ˈθʌndərɪŋ/
sounding like thunder
From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet he was trying to understand this strange call to duty.
the upper part of anything
From this reading FIDELITY Meantime Pat was running at top speed across the desert.
tramplingnounUS /ˈtræmplɪŋ/
the sound of heavy treading or stomping
From this reading Roused from fitful slumber by trampling hoofs, he had felt an excited hand jerking him to his feet, and after that a slender rope looped round his lower jaw.
hard to endure
From this reading Yet he was trying to understand this strange call to duty.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Yet he was trying to understand this strange call to duty.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FIDELITY Meantime Pat was running at top speed across the desert.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
at the time that
From this reading When he was well in the fore, he had found himself crowded to his utmost--over sand-dune, into arroyo, across the level--around him thundering hoofs, panting horses, silent men, all speeding forward in the glorious moonlight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
wrigglingadjective
moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
From this reading Then he had been urged, with a wriggling form on his bare back, frantic heels drumming his sides, and a strange voice impelling him onward past a surging crowd of horsemen, still only half awake, out into the open.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he was trying to understand this strange call to duty.
