used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading 'Come along, Hinton--rouse yourself, my boy!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How I escaped from that room, and by what means I found myself in the street, I know not.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading See, your coat is drenched with rain,' said a friendly voice behind me; while, grasping me forcibly by the arm, the Major led me forward.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading See, your coat is drenched with rain,' said a friendly voice behind me; while, grasping me forcibly by the arm, the Major led me forward.
a youthful male person
From this reading 'Come along, Hinton--rouse yourself, my boy!
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How I escaped from that room, and by what means I found myself in the street, I know not.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading See, your coat is drenched with rain,' said a friendly voice behind me; while, grasping me forcibly by the arm, the Major led me forward.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Come along, Hinton--rouse yourself, my boy!
cravatnounUS /krəˈvæt/
A short, wide strip of silk fabric worn by gentlemen around the neck inside an open-collared shirt.
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading 'What have I done?' cried I, struggling to get free.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading 'What have I done?' cried I, struggling to get free.
drenchedadjectiveUS /drentʃt/
abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination
From this reading See, your coat is drenched with rain,' said a friendly voice behind me; while, grasping me forcibly by the arm, the Major led me forward.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading How I escaped from that room, and by what means I found myself in the street, I know not.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
forciblyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrsəbli/
in a forcible manner
From this reading See, your coat is drenched with rain,' said a friendly voice behind me; while, grasping me forcibly by the arm, the Major led me forward.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading See, your coat is drenched with rain,' said a friendly voice behind me; while, grasping me forcibly by the arm, the Major led me forward.
set up or found
From this reading How I escaped from that room, and by what means I found myself in the street, I know not.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading 'What have I done?' cried I, struggling to get free.
in a free manner
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading See, your coat is drenched with rain,' said a friendly voice behind me; while, grasping me forcibly by the arm, the Major led me forward.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How I escaped from that room, and by what means I found myself in the street, I know not.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'What have I done?' cried I, struggling to get free.
graspingnounUS /ˈɡræspɪŋ/
understanding with difficulty
From this reading See, your coat is drenched with rain,' said a friendly voice behind me; while, grasping me forcibly by the arm, the Major led me forward.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'What have I done?' cried I, struggling to get free.
Hinton
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From this reading 'Come along, Hinton--rouse yourself, my boy!
How
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From this reading How I escaped from that room, and by what means I found myself in the street, I know not.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How I escaped from that room, and by what means I found myself in the street, I know not.
an instinctive motive
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How I escaped from that room, and by what means I found myself in the street, I know not.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading See, your coat is drenched with rain,' said a friendly voice behind me; while, grasping me forcibly by the arm, the Major led me forward.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How I escaped from that room, and by what means I found myself in the street, I know not.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading See, your coat is drenched with rain,' said a friendly voice behind me; while, grasping me forcibly by the arm, the Major led me forward.
MajoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading See, your coat is drenched with rain,' said a friendly voice behind me; while, grasping me forcibly by the arm, the Major led me forward.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading How I escaped from that room, and by what means I found myself in the street, I know not.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading How I escaped from that room, and by what means I found myself in the street, I know not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How I escaped from that room, and by what means I found myself in the street, I know not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
oppressedadjectiveUS /əˈprest/
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading See, your coat is drenched with rain,' said a friendly voice behind me; while, grasping me forcibly by the arm, the Major led me forward.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading How I escaped from that room, and by what means I found myself in the street, I know not.
rouseverbUS /raʊs/
become active
From this reading 'Come along, Hinton--rouse yourself, my boy!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading See, your coat is drenched with rain,' said a friendly voice behind me; while, grasping me forcibly by the arm, the Major led me forward.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See, your coat is drenched with rain,' said a friendly voice behind me; while, grasping me forcibly by the arm, the Major led me forward.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
not in physical motion
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading How I escaped from that room, and by what means I found myself in the street, I know not.
strugglingadjectiveUS /ˈstrʌɡəlɪŋ/
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading 'What have I done?' cried I, struggling to get free.
stunnedadjectiveUS /stʌnd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
stupefiedadjective
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
suffocationnounUS /ˌsʌfəˈkeɪʃən/
killing by depriving of oxygen
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How I escaped from that room, and by what means I found myself in the street, I know not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How I escaped from that room, and by what means I found myself in the street, I know not.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading See, your coat is drenched with rain,' said a friendly voice behind me; while, grasping me forcibly by the arm, the Major led me forward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My first impulse was to tear off my cravat, that I might breathe more freely; still a sense of suffocation oppressed me, and I felt stunned and stupefied.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How I escaped from that room, and by what means I found myself in the street, I know not.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading See, your coat is drenched with rain,' said a friendly voice behind me; while, grasping me forcibly by the arm, the Major led me forward.
in the company of; together with
From this reading See, your coat is drenched with rain,' said a friendly voice behind me; while, grasping me forcibly by the arm, the Major led me forward.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading See, your coat is drenched with rain,' said a friendly voice behind me; while, grasping me forcibly by the arm, the Major led me forward.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading 'Come along, Hinton--rouse yourself, my boy!
