used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Bound Boy's Story.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then the giant's grip about his throat grew tighter, and he felt that a terrible struggle and perhaps death were just at hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then the giant's grip about his throat grew tighter, and he felt that a terrible struggle and perhaps death were just at hand.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading With the horses gone beyond recapture, Big Pete must needs depend on his own legs if he meant to escape.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading With the horses gone beyond recapture, Big Pete must needs depend on his own legs if he meant to escape.
confined by bonds
From this reading A Bound Boy's Story.
a youthful male person
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
Boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading A Bound Boy's Story.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
clutchedverbUS /klʌtʃt/
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
constable's
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From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Then the giant's grip about his throat grew tighter, and he felt that a terrible struggle and perhaps death were just at hand.
dependverbUS /dɪˈpend/
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading With the horses gone beyond recapture, Big Pete must needs depend on his own legs if he meant to escape.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
your usual mood
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading With the horses gone beyond recapture, Big Pete must needs depend on his own legs if he meant to escape.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
feigningnounUS /ˈfeɪnɪŋ/
pretending with intention to deceive
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Then the giant's grip about his throat grew tighter, and he felt that a terrible struggle and perhaps death were just at hand.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
giant'snounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/
possessive form of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Then the giant's grip about his throat grew tighter, and he felt that a terrible struggle and perhaps death were just at hand.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
destroyed or killed
From this reading With the horses gone beyond recapture, Big Pete must needs depend on his own legs if he meant to escape.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Then the giant's grip about his throat grew tighter, and he felt that a terrible struggle and perhaps death were just at hand.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading Then the giant's grip about his throat grew tighter, and he felt that a terrible struggle and perhaps death were just at hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Then the giant's grip about his throat grew tighter, and he felt that a terrible struggle and perhaps death were just at hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the horses gone beyond recapture, Big Pete must needs depend on his own legs if he meant to escape.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With the horses gone beyond recapture, Big Pete must needs depend on his own legs if he meant to escape.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading With the horses gone beyond recapture, Big Pete must needs depend on his own legs if he meant to escape.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading With the horses gone beyond recapture, Big Pete must needs depend on his own legs if he meant to escape.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
a message received and understood
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
insensibilitynoun
a lack of sensibility
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
and nothing more
From this reading Then the giant's grip about his throat grew tighter, and he felt that a terrible struggle and perhaps death were just at hand.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
immediately past
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
staying power
From this reading With the horses gone beyond recapture, Big Pete must needs depend on his own legs if he meant to escape.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading With the horses gone beyond recapture, Big Pete must needs depend on his own legs if he meant to escape.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading With the horses gone beyond recapture, Big Pete must needs depend on his own legs if he meant to escape.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading With the horses gone beyond recapture, Big Pete must needs depend on his own legs if he meant to escape.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With the horses gone beyond recapture, Big Pete must needs depend on his own legs if he meant to escape.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading With the horses gone beyond recapture, Big Pete must needs depend on his own legs if he meant to escape.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
by chance
From this reading Then the giant's grip about his throat grew tighter, and he felt that a terrible struggle and perhaps death were just at hand.
Pete
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the horses gone beyond recapture, Big Pete must needs depend on his own legs if he meant to escape.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
powerlessadjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərləs/
lacking power
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
pretensenounUS /priˈtens/
the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
recaptureverbUS /riˈkæptʃər/
experience anew
From this reading With the horses gone beyond recapture, Big Pete must needs depend on his own legs if he meant to escape.
Ree
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From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
determined
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
not in physical motion
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A Bound Boy's Story.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Then the giant's grip about his throat grew tighter, and he felt that a terrible struggle and perhaps death were just at hand.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Then the giant's grip about his throat grew tighter, and he felt that a terrible struggle and perhaps death were just at hand.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the horses gone beyond recapture, Big Pete must needs depend on his own legs if he meant to escape.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the giant's grip about his throat grew tighter, and he felt that a terrible struggle and perhaps death were just at hand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
tighteradjectiveUS /ˈtaɪtər/
comparative of “tight” — closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading Then the giant's grip about his throat grew tighter, and he felt that a terrible struggle and perhaps death were just at hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the horses gone beyond recapture, Big Pete must needs depend on his own legs if he meant to escape.
unconsciousnessnounUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəsnɪs/
a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
at the time that
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
belonging to which person
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the horses gone beyond recapture, Big Pete must needs depend on his own legs if he meant to escape.
showing curiosity
From this reading Ree Kingdom thought of this and lay perfectly still, feigning insensibility but keenly wondering what disposition would be made of him, and resolved to fight to the last breath if his pretense of unconsciousness were discovered.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The constable's party could not be far behind, and with the boy, whose throat he clutched, to point the way in which he had gone, when the officer came up, his chance of getting away was much less than it would be should that boy be powerless to give any information.
