Chapter II

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All around him in the dark were trousered legs, stumbling over him.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There were too many of them, they were too eager to get at him.

plural of “attacker” — someone who attacks

From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading A foot trampled his shoulder and he rolled away from it.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading There were too many of them, they were too eager to get at him.

plural of “flashlight” — a small portable battery-powered electric lamp

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading A foot trampled his shoulder and he rolled away from it.

excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A foot trampled his shoulder and he rolled away from it.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading There were too many of them, they were too eager to get at him.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading A foot trampled his shoulder and he rolled away from it.

cause to move by striking

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.

staying power

From this reading All around him in the dark were trousered legs, stumbling over him.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading There were too many of them, they were too eager to get at him.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

above and across; more than

From this reading All around him in the dark were trousered legs, stumbling over him.

the paved surface of a thoroughfare

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading A foot trampled his shoulder and he rolled away from it.

rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin

From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading A foot trampled his shoulder and he rolled away from it.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

-ing form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily

From this reading All around him in the dark were trousered legs, stumbling over him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There were too many of them, they were too eager to get at him.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were too many of them, they were too eager to get at him.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There were too many of them, they were too eager to get at him.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading There were too many of them, they were too eager to get at him.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading There were too many of them, they were too eager to get at him.

past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly

From this reading A foot trampled his shoulder and he rolled away from it.

dressed in trousers

From this reading All around him in the dark were trousered legs, stumbling over him.

precisely as stated

From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria

From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was the very number of Wales' attackers that saved him.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading As he hit the pavement, they dropped their flashlights and crowded around in the dark, getting in each other's way, like frantic dogs chivvying a small animal.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There were too many of them, they were too eager to get at him.