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From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
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From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
acidadjectiveUS /ˈæsəd/
harsh or corrosive in tone
From this reading With each tortured breath he winced, as drops of sweat ran down, following the spiderwork network and burning like acid.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across his back from shoulder to shoulder ran a deeper cut around which the caked blood attested to the needle-sharp viciousness of a thorn bush a mile to the north.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading _The fugitive lay face down in the fetid undergrowth, drawing in spasmodic lungfuls of air through cracked and swollen lips.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Across his back from shoulder to shoulder ran a deeper cut around which the caked blood attested to the needle-sharp viciousness of a thorn bush a mile to the north.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With each tortured breath he winced, as drops of sweat ran down, following the spiderwork network and burning like acid.
attestedadjectiveUS /əˈtestɪd/
established as genuine
From this reading Across his back from shoulder to shoulder ran a deeper cut around which the caked blood attested to the needle-sharp viciousness of a thorn bush a mile to the north.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Across his back from shoulder to shoulder ran a deeper cut around which the caked blood attested to the needle-sharp viciousness of a thorn bush a mile to the north.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Across his back from shoulder to shoulder ran a deeper cut around which the caked blood attested to the needle-sharp viciousness of a thorn bush a mile to the north.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
bramblesnounUS /ˈbræmbəlz/
plural of “bramble” — any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
From this reading Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading With each tortured breath he winced, as drops of sweat ran down, following the spiderwork network and burning like acid.
the act of burning something
From this reading With each tortured breath he winced, as drops of sweat ran down, following the spiderwork network and burning like acid.
bushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Across his back from shoulder to shoulder ran a deeper cut around which the caked blood attested to the needle-sharp viciousness of a thorn bush a mile to the north.
cakedverbUS /keɪkt/
past form of “cake” — form a coat over
From this reading Across his back from shoulder to shoulder ran a deeper cut around which the caked blood attested to the needle-sharp viciousness of a thorn bush a mile to the north.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
crackedadjectiveUS /krækt/
used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading _The fugitive lay face down in the fetid undergrowth, drawing in spasmodic lungfuls of air through cracked and swollen lips.
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Across his back from shoulder to shoulder ran a deeper cut around which the caked blood attested to the needle-sharp viciousness of a thorn bush a mile to the north.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Across his back from shoulder to shoulder ran a deeper cut around which the caked blood attested to the needle-sharp viciousness of a thorn bush a mile to the north.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading _The fugitive lay face down in the fetid undergrowth, drawing in spasmodic lungfuls of air through cracked and swollen lips.
dropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading With each tortured breath he winced, as drops of sweat ran down, following the spiderwork network and burning like acid.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading With each tortured breath he winced, as drops of sweat ran down, following the spiderwork network and burning like acid.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspoʊzd/
with no protection or shield
From this reading Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading _The fugitive lay face down in the fetid undergrowth, drawing in spasmodic lungfuls of air through cracked and swollen lips.
fetidadjectiveUS /ˈfetəd/
offensively malodorous
From this reading _The fugitive lay face down in the fetid undergrowth, drawing in spasmodic lungfuls of air through cracked and swollen lips.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading With each tortured breath he winced, as drops of sweat ran down, following the spiderwork network and burning like acid.
frenziedadjectiveUS /ˈfrenzid/
affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason
From this reading Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Across his back from shoulder to shoulder ran a deeper cut around which the caked blood attested to the needle-sharp viciousness of a thorn bush a mile to the north.
fugitivenounUS /ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading _The fugitive lay face down in the fetid undergrowth, drawing in spasmodic lungfuls of air through cracked and swollen lips.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With each tortured breath he winced, as drops of sweat ran down, following the spiderwork network and burning like acid.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
impossiblyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːsəbli/
to a degree impossible of achievement
From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The fugitive lay face down in the fetid undergrowth, drawing in spasmodic lungfuls of air through cracked and swollen lips.
it's
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From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
JULYnounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _The fugitive lay face down in the fetid undergrowth, drawing in spasmodic lungfuls of air through cracked and swollen lips.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading With each tortured breath he winced, as drops of sweat ran down, following the spiderwork network and burning like acid.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading _The fugitive lay face down in the fetid undergrowth, drawing in spasmodic lungfuls of air through cracked and swollen lips.
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 Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
lungfuls
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From this reading _The fugitive lay face down in the fetid undergrowth, drawing in spasmodic lungfuls of air through cracked and swollen lips.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Across his back from shoulder to shoulder ran a deeper cut around which the caked blood attested to the needle-sharp viciousness of a thorn bush a mile to the north.
needle-sharp
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From this reading Across his back from shoulder to shoulder ran a deeper cut around which the caked blood attested to the needle-sharp viciousness of a thorn bush a mile to the north.
networknounUS /ˈnetwɜːrk/
an interconnected system of things or people
From this reading With each tortured breath he winced, as drops of sweat ran down, following the spiderwork network and burning like acid.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Across his back from shoulder to shoulder ran a deeper cut around which the caked blood attested to the needle-sharp viciousness of a thorn bush a mile to the north.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The fugitive lay face down in the fetid undergrowth, drawing in spasmodic lungfuls of air through cracked and swollen lips.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Across his back from shoulder to shoulder ran a deeper cut around which the caked blood attested to the needle-sharp viciousness of a thorn bush a mile to the north.
recaptureverbUS /riˈkæptʃər/
experience anew
From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
restrainverbUS /riˈstreɪn/
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
ribbonsnounUS /ˈrɪbənz/
plural of “ribbon” — any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
rippedadjectiveUS /rɪpt/
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
scratchesnounUS /ˈskrætʃəz/
plural of “scratch” — an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
From this reading Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Across his back from shoulder to shoulder ran a deeper cut around which the caked blood attested to the needle-sharp viciousness of a thorn bush a mile to the north.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
that is looked for
From this reading Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
spasmodicadjectiveUS /spæzˈmɔːdɪk/
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
From this reading _The fugitive lay face down in the fetid undergrowth, drawing in spasmodic lungfuls of air through cracked and swollen lips.
spiderwork
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From this reading Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
sweatnounUS /swet/
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading With each tortured breath he winced, as drops of sweat ran down, following the spiderwork network and burning like acid.
swollenadjectiveUS /ˈswoʊlən/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading _The fugitive lay face down in the fetid undergrowth, drawing in spasmodic lungfuls of air through cracked and swollen lips.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The fugitive lay face down in the fetid undergrowth, drawing in spasmodic lungfuls of air through cracked and swollen lips.
there's
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From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
a special situation
From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
thornnounUS /θɔːrn/
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading Across his back from shoulder to shoulder ran a deeper cut around which the caked blood attested to the needle-sharp viciousness of a thorn bush a mile to the north.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading _The fugitive lay face down in the fetid undergrowth, drawing in spasmodic lungfuls of air through cracked and swollen lips.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
torturedadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːrtʃərd/
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading With each tortured breath he winced, as drops of sweat ran down, following the spiderwork network and burning like acid.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
undergrowthnounUS /ˈʌndərɡroʊθ/
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading _The fugitive lay face down in the fetid undergrowth, drawing in spasmodic lungfuls of air through cracked and swollen lips.
viciousnessnounUS /ˈvɪʃəsnɪs/
the trait of extreme cruelty
From this reading Across his back from shoulder to shoulder ran a deeper cut around which the caked blood attested to the needle-sharp viciousness of a thorn bush a mile to the north.
in or at the place that
From this reading Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Across his back from shoulder to shoulder ran a deeper cut around which the caked blood attested to the needle-sharp viciousness of a thorn bush a mile to the north.
wincedverbUS /wɪnst/
past form of “wince” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading With each tortured breath he winced, as drops of sweat ran down, following the spiderwork network and burning like acid.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With each tortured breath he winced, as drops of sweat ran down, following the spiderwork network and burning like acid.
workshirt
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From this reading Long before, his blue workshirt had been ripped to ribbons and his exposed chest showed a spiderwork of scratches, where branches and brambles had sought to restrain him in his frenzied flight.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading _If it's too impossibly difficult to track down and recapture an escaped criminal ... there's a worse thing one might do...._ JULY 18, 1949 A.D.
