used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DISQUIETING NEWS There was a singing in Dick's ears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He seemed to be on a heaving, rolling sea, and he dimly wondered how he happened to be back on board a boat.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He seemed to be on a heaving, rolling sea, and he dimly wondered how he happened to be back on board a boat.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He seemed to be on a heaving, rolling sea, and he dimly wondered how he happened to be back on board a boat.
exhale hard
From this reading "That was a nasty blow."
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading He seemed to be on a heaving, rolling sea, and he dimly wondered how he happened to be back on board a boat.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading He seemed to be on a heaving, rolling sea, and he dimly wondered how he happened to be back on board a boat.
the act of breaking something
From this reading Then he felt a dash of water on his face--cold, stinging water,--and he half imagined himself back on the raft with a sea breaking over him.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Then he felt a dash of water on his face--cold, stinging water,--and he half imagined himself back on the raft with a sea breaking over him.
dashverbUS /dæʃ/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading Then he felt a dash of water on his face--cold, stinging water,--and he half imagined himself back on the raft with a sea breaking over him.
Dick'snounUS /dɪks/
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading DISQUIETING NEWS There was a singing in Dick's ears.
dimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading He seemed to be on a heaving, rolling sea, and he dimly wondered how he happened to be back on board a boat.
DISQUIETINGadjectiveUS /dɪˈskwaɪətɪŋ/
causing mental discomfort
From this reading DISQUIETING NEWS There was a singing in Dick's ears.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading DISQUIETING NEWS There was a singing in Dick's ears.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then he felt a dash of water on his face--cold, stinging water,--and he half imagined himself back on the raft with a sea breaking over him.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Next he felt some one lifting him to his feet, and he heard the murmur of voices.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Then he felt a dash of water on his face--cold, stinging water,--and he half imagined himself back on the raft with a sea breaking over him.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Then he felt a dash of water on his face--cold, stinging water,--and he half imagined himself back on the raft with a sea breaking over him.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading He seemed to be on a heaving, rolling sea, and he dimly wondered how he happened to be back on board a boat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to be on a heaving, rolling sea, and he dimly wondered how he happened to be back on board a boat.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Next he felt some one lifting him to his feet, and he heard the murmur of voices.
heavingnounUS /ˈhiːvɪŋ/
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
From this reading He seemed to be on a heaving, rolling sea, and he dimly wondered how he happened to be back on board a boat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he felt a dash of water on his face--cold, stinging water,--and he half imagined himself back on the raft with a sea breaking over him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he felt a dash of water on his face--cold, stinging water,--and he half imagined himself back on the raft with a sea breaking over him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he felt a dash of water on his face--cold, stinging water,--and he half imagined himself back on the raft with a sea breaking over him.
how
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From this reading He seemed to be on a heaving, rolling sea, and he dimly wondered how he happened to be back on board a boat.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Then he felt a dash of water on his face--cold, stinging water,--and he half imagined himself back on the raft with a sea breaking over him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DISQUIETING NEWS There was a singing in Dick's ears.
liftingverbUS /ˈlɪftɪŋ/
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Next he felt some one lifting him to his feet, and he heard the murmur of voices.
murmurnounUS /ˈmɜːrmər/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading Next he felt some one lifting him to his feet, and he heard the murmur of voices.
nastyadjectiveUS /ˈnæsti/
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading "That was a nasty blow."
information about recent and important events
From this reading DISQUIETING NEWS There was a singing in Dick's ears.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next he felt some one lifting him to his feet, and he heard the murmur of voices.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he felt a dash of water on his face--cold, stinging water,--and he half imagined himself back on the raft with a sea breaking over him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He seemed to be on a heaving, rolling sea, and he dimly wondered how he happened to be back on board a boat.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Next he felt some one lifting him to his feet, and he heard the murmur of voices.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then he felt a dash of water on his face--cold, stinging water,--and he half imagined himself back on the raft with a sea breaking over him.
raftnounUS /ræft/
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading Then he felt a dash of water on his face--cold, stinging water,--and he half imagined himself back on the raft with a sea breaking over him.
uttered with a trill
From this reading He seemed to be on a heaving, rolling sea, and he dimly wondered how he happened to be back on board a boat.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading He seemed to be on a heaving, rolling sea, and he dimly wondered how he happened to be back on board a boat.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed to be on a heaving, rolling sea, and he dimly wondered how he happened to be back on board a boat.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading DISQUIETING NEWS There was a singing in Dick's ears.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Next he felt some one lifting him to his feet, and he heard the murmur of voices.
stingingnounUS /ˈstɪŋɪŋ/
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
From this reading Then he felt a dash of water on his face--cold, stinging water,--and he half imagined himself back on the raft with a sea breaking over him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That was a nasty blow."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he felt a dash of water on his face--cold, stinging water,--and he half imagined himself back on the raft with a sea breaking over him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he felt a dash of water on his face--cold, stinging water,--and he half imagined himself back on the raft with a sea breaking over him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading DISQUIETING NEWS There was a singing in Dick's ears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seemed to be on a heaving, rolling sea, and he dimly wondered how he happened to be back on board a boat.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Next he felt some one lifting him to his feet, and he heard the murmur of voices.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DISQUIETING NEWS There was a singing in Dick's ears.
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 Then he felt a dash of water on his face--cold, stinging water,--and he half imagined himself back on the raft with a sea breaking over him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he felt a dash of water on his face--cold, stinging water,--and he half imagined himself back on the raft with a sea breaking over him.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading He seemed to be on a heaving, rolling sea, and he dimly wondered how he happened to be back on board a boat.
