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From this reading G 2 Gasping with the sudden shock, Ken struck out and got his head above water.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Only a few yards away, he saw Roy still clinging tightly to the survivor of the dinghy's crew.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading G 2 Gasping with the sudden shock, Ken struck out and got his head above water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading G 2 Gasping with the sudden shock, Ken struck out and got his head above water.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'The trawler's gone,' panted Roy, as he lifted one hand and dashed the salt water from his eyes.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Only a few yards away, he saw Roy still clinging tightly to the survivor of the dinghy's crew.
clingingverbUS /ˈklɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading Only a few yards away, he saw Roy still clinging tightly to the survivor of the dinghy's crew.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading Only a few yards away, he saw Roy still clinging tightly to the survivor of the dinghy's crew.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading 'The trawler's gone,' panted Roy, as he lifted one hand and dashed the salt water from his eyes.
dinghy's
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From this reading Only a few yards away, he saw Roy still clinging tightly to the survivor of the dinghy's crew.
opinion or judgment
From this reading 'The trawler's gone,' panted Roy, as he lifted one hand and dashed the salt water from his eyes.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Only a few yards away, he saw Roy still clinging tightly to the survivor of the dinghy's crew.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'The trawler's gone,' panted Roy, as he lifted one hand and dashed the salt water from his eyes.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading G 2 Gasping with the sudden shock, Ken struck out and got his head above water.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading 'You!' gasped Roy, who hardly seemed to have realised what had happened.
GaspingverbUS /ˈɡæspɪŋ/
-ing form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading G 2 Gasping with the sudden shock, Ken struck out and got his head above water.
destroyed or killed
From this reading 'The trawler's gone,' panted Roy, as he lifted one hand and dashed the salt water from his eyes.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading G 2 Gasping with the sudden shock, Ken struck out and got his head above water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'You!' gasped Roy, who hardly seemed to have realised what had happened.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading 'The trawler's gone,' panted Roy, as he lifted one hand and dashed the salt water from his eyes.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading 'You!' gasped Roy, who hardly seemed to have realised what had happened.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He swam hard towards him and managed to reach him.
only a very short time before
From this reading 'You!' gasped Roy, who hardly seemed to have realised what had happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'You!' gasped Roy, who hardly seemed to have realised what had happened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only a few yards away, he saw Roy still clinging tightly to the survivor of the dinghy's crew.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading G 2 Gasping with the sudden shock, Ken struck out and got his head above water.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He swam hard towards him and managed to reach him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading G 2 Gasping with the sudden shock, Ken struck out and got his head above water.
KennounUS /ken/
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading G 2 Gasping with the sudden shock, Ken struck out and got his head above water.
held up in the air
From this reading 'The trawler's gone,' panted Roy, as he lifted one hand and dashed the salt water from his eyes.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading He swam hard towards him and managed to reach him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only a few yards away, he saw Roy still clinging tightly to the survivor of the dinghy's crew.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'The trawler's gone,' panted Roy, as he lifted one hand and dashed the salt water from his eyes.
and nothing more
From this reading Only a few yards away, he saw Roy still clinging tightly to the survivor of the dinghy's crew.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading G 2 Gasping with the sudden shock, Ken struck out and got his head above water.
pantedverbUS /ˈpæntɪd/
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading 'The trawler's gone,' panted Roy, as he lifted one hand and dashed the salt water from his eyes.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading He swam hard towards him and managed to reach him.
realisedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading 'You!' gasped Roy, who hardly seemed to have realised what had happened.
Roy
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From this reading Only a few yards away, he saw Roy still clinging tightly to the survivor of the dinghy's crew.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading 'The trawler's gone,' panted Roy, as he lifted one hand and dashed the salt water from his eyes.
cut with a saw
From this reading Only a few yards away, he saw Roy still clinging tightly to the survivor of the dinghy's crew.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading 'You!' gasped Roy, who hardly seemed to have realised what had happened.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading G 2 Gasping with the sudden shock, Ken struck out and got his head above water.
not in physical motion
From this reading Only a few yards away, he saw Roy still clinging tightly to the survivor of the dinghy's crew.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading G 2 Gasping with the sudden shock, Ken struck out and got his head above water.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading G 2 Gasping with the sudden shock, Ken struck out and got his head above water.
survivornounUS /sərˈvaɪvər/
one who lives through affliction
From this reading Only a few yards away, he saw Roy still clinging tightly to the survivor of the dinghy's crew.
swamverbUS /swæm/
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading He swam hard towards him and managed to reach him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading G 2 Gasping with the sudden shock, Ken struck out and got his head above water.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading Only a few yards away, he saw Roy still clinging tightly to the survivor of the dinghy's crew.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only a few yards away, he saw Roy still clinging tightly to the survivor of the dinghy's crew.
in the direction of
From this reading He swam hard towards him and managed to reach him.
trawler's
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From this reading 'The trawler's gone,' panted Roy, as he lifted one hand and dashed the salt water from his eyes.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading G 2 Gasping with the sudden shock, Ken struck out and got his head above water.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'You!' gasped Roy, who hardly seemed to have realised what had happened.
which person or people
From this reading 'You!' gasped Roy, who hardly seemed to have realised what had happened.
in the company of; together with
From this reading G 2 Gasping with the sudden shock, Ken struck out and got his head above water.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Only a few yards away, he saw Roy still clinging tightly to the survivor of the dinghy's crew.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You!' gasped Roy, who hardly seemed to have realised what had happened.
