used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was crouched in the bottom of the boat, sunken into a heap, hanging by his hands.
alightverbUS /əˈlaɪt/
to come to rest, settle
From this reading He turned his face, and from over Coombe Cellars, where the sky was alight with fire, a glow came on his countenance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Now and then he made a convulsive effort with his shoulders to release his arms, but was powerless.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He could not scramble to his feet, held down as he was behind.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
the lower side of anything
From this reading He was crouched in the bottom of the boat, sunken into a heap, hanging by his hands.
confined by bonds
From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now and then he made a convulsive effort with his shoulders to release his arms, but was powerless.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was crouched in the bottom of the boat, sunken into a heap, hanging by his hands.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He turned his face, and from over Coombe Cellars, where the sky was alight with fire, a glow came on his countenance.
CellarsnounUS /ˈselərz/
plural of “cellar” — the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading He turned his face, and from over Coombe Cellars, where the sky was alight with fire, a glow came on his countenance.
convulsiveadjectiveUS /kənˈvʌlsɪv/
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
From this reading Now and then he made a convulsive effort with his shoulders to release his arms, but was powerless.
Coombe
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From this reading He turned his face, and from over Coombe Cellars, where the sky was alight with fire, a glow came on his countenance.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not scramble to his feet, held down as he was behind.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading He turned his face, and from over Coombe Cellars, where the sky was alight with fire, a glow came on his countenance.
crouchedverbUS /kraʊtʃt/
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading He was crouched in the bottom of the boat, sunken into a heap, hanging by his hands.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He could not scramble to his feet, held down as he was behind.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Now and then he made a convulsive effort with his shoulders to release his arms, but was powerless.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He turned his face, and from over Coombe Cellars, where the sky was alight with fire, a glow came on his countenance.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He could not scramble to his feet, held down as he was behind.
start firing a weapon
From this reading He turned his face, and from over Coombe Cellars, where the sky was alight with fire, a glow came on his countenance.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He turned his face, and from over Coombe Cellars, where the sky was alight with fire, a glow came on his countenance.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading He turned his face, and from over Coombe Cellars, where the sky was alight with fire, a glow came on his countenance.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading He was crouched in the bottom of the boat, sunken into a heap, hanging by his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was crouched in the bottom of the boat, sunken into a heap, hanging by his hands.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading He was crouched in the bottom of the boat, sunken into a heap, hanging by his hands.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was crouched in the bottom of the boat, sunken into a heap, hanging by his hands.
Kate
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From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Now and then he made a convulsive effort with his shoulders to release his arms, but was powerless.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not scramble to his feet, held down as he was behind.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and then he made a convulsive effort with his shoulders to release his arms, but was powerless.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was crouched in the bottom of the boat, sunken into a heap, hanging by his hands.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He turned his face, and from over Coombe Cellars, where the sky was alight with fire, a glow came on his countenance.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He turned his face, and from over Coombe Cellars, where the sky was alight with fire, a glow came on his countenance.
powerlessadjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərləs/
lacking power
From this reading Now and then he made a convulsive effort with his shoulders to release his arms, but was powerless.
Redmore's
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From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
releaseverbUS /riˈliːs/
release, as from one's grip
From this reading Now and then he made a convulsive effort with his shoulders to release his arms, but was powerless.
Roger
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From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
rowlocknoun
a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
scrambleverbUS /ˈskræmbəl/
to move hurriedly
From this reading He could not scramble to his feet, held down as he was behind.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Now and then he made a convulsive effort with his shoulders to release his arms, but was powerless.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading He turned his face, and from over Coombe Cellars, where the sky was alight with fire, a glow came on his countenance.
a lightweight cord
From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
sunkenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌŋkən/
having a sunken area
From this reading He was crouched in the bottom of the boat, sunken into a heap, hanging by his hands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now and then he made a convulsive effort with his shoulders to release his arms, but was powerless.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now and then he made a convulsive effort with his shoulders to release his arms, but was powerless.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned his face, and from over Coombe Cellars, where the sky was alight with fire, a glow came on his countenance.
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kate sat in her boat holding the string that was twisted round the rowlock and that held Roger Redmore’s hands bound behind his back.
in or at the place that
From this reading He turned his face, and from over Coombe Cellars, where the sky was alight with fire, a glow came on his countenance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now and then he made a convulsive effort with his shoulders to release his arms, but was powerless.
