used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Steel upon stone, as far as he could judge, just over six feet below where he was leaning over.
exhale hard
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
the lower side of anything
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
ClangnounUS /klæŋ/
a loud resonant repeating noise
From this reading Clang!
cordnounUS /kɔːrd/
a line made of twisted fibers or threads
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Steel upon stone, as far as he could judge, just over six feet below where he was leaning over.
cutlassnounUS /ˈkʌtləs/
a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
doubledadjectiveUS /ˈdʌbəld/
twice as great or many
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
communicated in words
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Steel upon stone, as far as he could judge, just over six feet below where he was leaning over.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Steel upon stone, as far as he could judge, just over six feet below where he was leaning over.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
fistnounUS /fɪst/
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
the act of departing
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
hiltnounUS /hɪlt/
the handle of a sword or dagger
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
an opening into or through something
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
hurtingnounUS /ˈhɜːrtɪŋ/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
JingleverbUS /ˈdʒɪŋɡəl/
make a sound typical of metallic objects
From this reading Jingle!
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Steel upon stone, as far as he could judge, just over six feet below where he was leaning over.
and nothing more
From this reading Steel upon stone, as far as he could judge, just over six feet below where he was leaning over.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Steel upon stone, as far as he could judge, just over six feet below where he was leaning over.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
loweredadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərd/
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
on one occasion
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Steel upon stone, as far as he could judge, just over six feet below where he was leaning over.
pullingnounUS /ˈpʊlɪŋ/
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Steel upon stone, as far as he could judge, just over six feet below where he was leaning over.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading Steel upon stone, as far as he could judge, just over six feet below where he was leaning over.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Steel upon stone, as far as he could judge, just over six feet below where he was leaning over.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
bound or secured closely
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
tremendousadjectiveUS /trəˈmendəs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
hard to endure
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Steel upon stone, as far as he could judge, just over six feet below where he was leaning over.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
in or at the place that
From this reading Steel upon stone, as far as he could judge, just over six feet below where he was leaning over.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he spoke he gave himself a tremendous blow in the chest with his doubled fist, hurting himself a great deal more than he intended, and this roused him once more to action.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He was not going to lower himself down this time without trying for bottom; and pulling out his cord, he tied it to the hilt of the cutlass, lowered it into the hole, and began to fish, as he expressed it.
