used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The big arms lifted over the heavy, brutal face....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The giant came at him.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The big arms lifted over the heavy, brutal face....
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
brutaladjectiveUS /ˈbruːtəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading The big arms lifted over the heavy, brutal face....
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The giant came at him.
chair-leg
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From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
Danny
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From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
Danny's
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From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The big arms lifted over the heavy, brutal face....
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
garlicnounUS /ˈɡɑːrlɪk/
bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves
From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading The giant came at him.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The big arms lifted over the heavy, brutal face....
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The giant came at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
inchesnounUS /ˈɪntʃəz/
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
jabbingnounUS /ˈdʒæbɪŋ/
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
held up in the air
From this reading The big arms lifted over the heavy, brutal face....
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The big arms lifted over the heavy, brutal face....
Pietro
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From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
rushingnounUS /ˈrʌʃɪŋ/
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
saggedverbUS /sæɡd/
inflected form of “sag” — droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
squeezeverbUS /skwiːz/
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
not in physical motion
From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The giant came at him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
tipnounUS /tɪp/
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
