used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
batterynounUS /ˈbætəri/
group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
confessionnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
COUSINSnounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "COUSINS!"
crashingadjectiveUS /ˈkræʃɪŋ/
informal intensifiers
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
frameworknounUS /ˈfreɪmwɜːrk/
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
galvanicadjectiveUS /ɡælˈvænɪk/
pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
hold firmly
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
hedgeverbUS /hedʒ/
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
literallyadverbUS /ˈlɪtərəli/
in a literal sense
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
Maud
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From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
privetnoun
any of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berries; many used for hedges
From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
only a very short time before
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
splinteringnounUS /ˈsplɪntərɪŋ/
the act of chipping something
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
which person or people
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
