used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A HORRIBLE FATE.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A dozen pairs of arms were clasped about his body, it seemed, and he was being whisked swiftly along in a direction that was unknown to him.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A dozen pairs of arms were clasped about his body, it seemed, and he was being whisked swiftly along in a direction that was unknown to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We must now turn our attention to Jack Howard and the boy, Joe, and see what became of them.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading A dozen pairs of arms were clasped about his body, it seemed, and he was being whisked swiftly along in a direction that was unknown to him.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading We must now turn our attention to Jack Howard and the boy, Joe, and see what became of them.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading We must now turn our attention to Jack Howard and the boy, Joe, and see what became of them.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading A dozen pairs of arms were clasped about his body, it seemed, and he was being whisked swiftly along in a direction that was unknown to him.
a youthful male person
From this reading We must now turn our attention to Jack Howard and the boy, Joe, and see what became of them.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading A dozen pairs of arms were clasped about his body, it seemed, and he was being whisked swiftly along in a direction that was unknown to him.
collectverbUS /kəˈlekt/
get or gather together
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Jack was the first to recover the full use of his faculties, and when he did so he found himself in Stygian darkness.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Jack was the first to recover the full use of his faculties, and when he did so he found himself in Stygian darkness.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading A dozen pairs of arms were clasped about his body, it seemed, and he was being whisked swiftly along in a direction that was unknown to him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading A dozen pairs of arms were clasped about his body, it seemed, and he was being whisked swiftly along in a direction that was unknown to him.
facultiesnounUS /ˈfækəltiz/
plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading Jack was the first to recover the full use of his faculties, and when he did so he found himself in Stygian darkness.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading A HORRIBLE FATE.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Jack was the first to recover the full use of his faculties, and when he did so he found himself in Stygian darkness.
set up or found
From this reading Jack was the first to recover the full use of his faculties, and when he did so he found himself in Stygian darkness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Jack was the first to recover the full use of his faculties, and when he did so he found himself in Stygian darkness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack was the first to recover the full use of his faculties, and when he did so he found himself in Stygian darkness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A dozen pairs of arms were clasped about his body, it seemed, and he was being whisked swiftly along in a direction that was unknown to him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jack was the first to recover the full use of his faculties, and when he did so he found himself in Stygian darkness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack was the first to recover the full use of his faculties, and when he did so he found himself in Stygian darkness.
provoking horror
From this reading A HORRIBLE FATE.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
HowardnounUS /ˈhaʊərd/
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading We must now turn our attention to Jack Howard and the boy, Joe, and see what became of them.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jack was the first to recover the full use of his faculties, and when he did so he found himself in Stygian darkness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A dozen pairs of arms were clasped about his body, it seemed, and he was being whisked swiftly along in a direction that was unknown to him.
a small worthless amount
From this reading We must now turn our attention to Jack Howard and the boy, Joe, and see what became of them.
Joe
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From this reading We must now turn our attention to Jack Howard and the boy, Joe, and see what became of them.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must now turn our attention to Jack Howard and the boy, Joe, and see what became of them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We must now turn our attention to Jack Howard and the boy, Joe, and see what became of them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We must now turn our attention to Jack Howard and the boy, Joe, and see what became of them.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We must now turn our attention to Jack Howard and the boy, Joe, and see what became of them.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
pairsnounUS /perz/
plural of “pair” — a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading A dozen pairs of arms were clasped about his body, it seemed, and he was being whisked swiftly along in a direction that was unknown to him.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Jack was the first to recover the full use of his faculties, and when he did so he found himself in Stygian darkness.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We must now turn our attention to Jack Howard and the boy, Joe, and see what became of them.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A dozen pairs of arms were clasped about his body, it seemed, and he was being whisked swiftly along in a direction that was unknown to him.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jack was the first to recover the full use of his faculties, and when he did so he found himself in Stygian darkness.
stunnedadjectiveUS /stʌnd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
StygianadjectiveUS /ˈstɪdʒiən/
hellish
From this reading Jack was the first to recover the full use of his faculties, and when he did so he found himself in Stygian darkness.
in a swift manner
From this reading A dozen pairs of arms were clasped about his body, it seemed, and he was being whisked swiftly along in a direction that was unknown to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A dozen pairs of arms were clasped about his body, it seemed, and he was being whisked swiftly along in a direction that was unknown to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We must now turn our attention to Jack Howard and the boy, Joe, and see what became of them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We must now turn our attention to Jack Howard and the boy, Joe, and see what became of them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We must now turn our attention to Jack Howard and the boy, Joe, and see what became of them.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading We must now turn our attention to Jack Howard and the boy, Joe, and see what became of them.
not known
From this reading A dozen pairs of arms were clasped about his body, it seemed, and he was being whisked swiftly along in a direction that was unknown to him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
the act of using
From this reading Jack was the first to recover the full use of his faculties, and when he did so he found himself in Stygian darkness.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack was the first to recover the full use of his faculties, and when he did so he found himself in Stygian darkness.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must now turn our attention to Jack Howard and the boy, Joe, and see what became of them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pair were half stunned from the fall from their horses, and before they could collect their scattered senses they had a vague idea of being picked up and carried away.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We must now turn our attention to Jack Howard and the boy, Joe, and see what became of them.
at the time that
From this reading Jack was the first to recover the full use of his faculties, and when he did so he found himself in Stygian darkness.
whiskedverbUS /wɪskt/
past form of “whisk” — move somewhere quickly
From this reading A dozen pairs of arms were clasped about his body, it seemed, and he was being whisked swiftly along in a direction that was unknown to him.
