alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The wheel went crashing to the floor and bounded and rebounded out of the room and along the little hall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wheel went crashing to the floor and bounded and rebounded out of the room and along the little hall.
boundedadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndəd/
having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading The wheel went crashing to the floor and bounded and rebounded out of the room and along the little hall.
lacking funds
From this reading And then the last strand broke, and I was free to slip the cords from my limbs.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "You old fool!" screamed Leroux, catching Duchaine by the wrists.
catchingnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading "You old fool!" screamed Leroux, catching Duchaine by the wrists.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading THE HIDDEN CHAMBER Simon turned just in time.
cordsnounUS /kɔːrdz/
cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth
From this reading And then the last strand broke, and I was free to slip the cords from my limbs.
crashingadjectiveUS /ˈkræʃɪŋ/
informal intensifiers
From this reading The wheel went crashing to the floor and bounded and rebounded out of the room and along the little hall.
crouchedverbUS /kraʊtʃt/
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading Philippe jumped in terror from the place where he crouched.
Duchaine
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From this reading "You old fool!" screamed Leroux, catching Duchaine by the wrists.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The wheel went crashing to the floor and bounded and rebounded out of the room and along the little hall.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "You old fool!" screamed Leroux, catching Duchaine by the wrists.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading And then the last strand broke, and I was free to slip the cords from my limbs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Philippe jumped in terror from the place where he crouched.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The wheel went crashing to the floor and bounded and rebounded out of the room and along the little hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Philippe jumped in terror from the place where he crouched.
not accessible to view
From this reading THE HIDDEN CHAMBER Simon turned just in time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And then the last strand broke, and I was free to slip the cords from my limbs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HIDDEN CHAMBER Simon turned just in time.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Philippe jumped in terror from the place where he crouched.
and nothing more
From this reading THE HIDDEN CHAMBER Simon turned just in time.
immediately past
From this reading And then the last strand broke, and I was free to slip the cords from my limbs.
Leroux
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From this reading "You old fool!" screamed Leroux, catching Duchaine by the wrists.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading And then the last strand broke, and I was free to slip the cords from my limbs.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The wheel went crashing to the floor and bounded and rebounded out of the room and along the little hall.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And then the last strand broke, and I was free to slip the cords from my limbs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wheel went crashing to the floor and bounded and rebounded out of the room and along the little hall.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "You old fool!" screamed Leroux, catching Duchaine by the wrists.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The wheel went crashing to the floor and bounded and rebounded out of the room and along the little hall.
Philippe
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From this reading Philippe jumped in terror from the place where he crouched.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Philippe jumped in terror from the place where he crouched.
reboundedverbUS /riˈbaʊndɪd/
past form of “rebound” — spring back; spring away from an impact
From this reading The wheel went crashing to the floor and bounded and rebounded out of the room and along the little hall.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The wheel went crashing to the floor and bounded and rebounded out of the room and along the little hall.
screamedverbUS /skriːmd/
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "You old fool!" screamed Leroux, catching Duchaine by the wrists.
SimonnounUS /ˈsaɪmən/
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading THE HIDDEN CHAMBER Simon turned just in time.
move stealthily
From this reading And then the last strand broke, and I was free to slip the cords from my limbs.
strandnounUS /strænd/
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading And then the last strand broke, and I was free to slip the cords from my limbs.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Philippe jumped in terror from the place where he crouched.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HIDDEN CHAMBER Simon turned just in time.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then the last strand broke, and I was free to slip the cords from my limbs.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE HIDDEN CHAMBER Simon turned just in time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wheel went crashing to the floor and bounded and rebounded out of the room and along the little hall.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading THE HIDDEN CHAMBER Simon turned just in time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And then the last strand broke, and I was free to slip the cords from my limbs.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The wheel went crashing to the floor and bounded and rebounded out of the room and along the little hall.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading The wheel went crashing to the floor and bounded and rebounded out of the room and along the little hall.
in or at the place that
From this reading Philippe jumped in terror from the place where he crouched.
wristsnounUS /rɪsts/
plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading "You old fool!" screamed Leroux, catching Duchaine by the wrists.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You old fool!" screamed Leroux, catching Duchaine by the wrists.
