used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
(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 A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ralph noted this at once, and as well the extreme peril of the situation of the enemy who, a minute previous had been gloating over his helplessness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ralph noted this at once, and as well the extreme peril of the situation of the enemy who, a minute previous had been gloating over his helplessness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
bellowedverbUS /ˈbeloʊd/
past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading "I'm killed, I'm crushed to death!" bellowed Ike.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
CRITICALadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "I'm killed, I'm crushed to death!" bellowed Ike.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't move--for your life, don't move!" shouted Ralph, and he sprang forward in front of the pinioned Ike Slump.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
an opposing military force
From this reading Ralph noted this at once, and as well the extreme peril of the situation of the enemy who, a minute previous had been gloating over his helplessness.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading Ralph noted this at once, and as well the extreme peril of the situation of the enemy who, a minute previous had been gloating over his helplessness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Don't move--for your life, don't move!" shouted Ralph, and he sprang forward in front of the pinioned Ike Slump.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "Don't move--for your life, don't move!" shouted Ralph, and he sprang forward in front of the pinioned Ike Slump.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading "Don't move--for your life, don't move!" shouted Ralph, and he sprang forward in front of the pinioned Ike Slump.
gloatingnounUS /ˈɡloʊtɪŋ/
malicious satisfaction
From this reading Ralph noted this at once, and as well the extreme peril of the situation of the enemy who, a minute previous had been gloating over his helplessness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't move--for your life, don't move!" shouted Ralph, and he sprang forward in front of the pinioned Ike Slump.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Oh, help! help!"
helplessnessnounUS /ˈhelpləsnəs/
powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
From this reading Ralph noted this at once, and as well the extreme peril of the situation of the enemy who, a minute previous had been gloating over his helplessness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm killed, I'm crushed to death!" bellowed Ike.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
IkenounUS /aɪk/
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Don't move--for your life, don't move!" shouted Ralph, and he sprang forward in front of the pinioned Ike Slump.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "I'm killed, I'm crushed to death!" bellowed Ike.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Don't move--for your life, don't move!" shouted Ralph, and he sprang forward in front of the pinioned Ike Slump.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Ralph noted this at once, and as well the extreme peril of the situation of the enemy who, a minute previous had been gloating over his helplessness.
a particular point in time
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Don't move--for your life, don't move!" shouted Ralph, and he sprang forward in front of the pinioned Ike Slump.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Ralph noted this at once, and as well the extreme peril of the situation of the enemy who, a minute previous had been gloating over his helplessness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, help! help!"
on one occasion
From this reading Ralph noted this at once, and as well the extreme peril of the situation of the enemy who, a minute previous had been gloating over his helplessness.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Ralph noted this at once, and as well the extreme peril of the situation of the enemy who, a minute previous had been gloating over his helplessness.
perilnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Ralph noted this at once, and as well the extreme peril of the situation of the enemy who, a minute previous had been gloating over his helplessness.
pinionedadjective
(of birds) especially having the flight feathers
From this reading "Don't move--for your life, don't move!" shouted Ralph, and he sprang forward in front of the pinioned Ike Slump.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading Ralph noted this at once, and as well the extreme peril of the situation of the enemy who, a minute previous had been gloating over his helplessness.
railsnounUS /reɪlz/
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
Ralph
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From this reading Ralph noted this at once, and as well the extreme peril of the situation of the enemy who, a minute previous had been gloating over his helplessness.
semblancenounUS /ˈsembləns/
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Don't move--for your life, don't move!" shouted Ralph, and he sprang forward in front of the pinioned Ike Slump.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Ralph noted this at once, and as well the extreme peril of the situation of the enemy who, a minute previous had been gloating over his helplessness.
SlumpverbUS /slʌmp/
assume a drooping posture or carriage
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "Don't move--for your life, don't move!" shouted Ralph, and he sprang forward in front of the pinioned Ike Slump.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ralph noted this at once, and as well the extreme peril of the situation of the enemy who, a minute previous had been gloating over his helplessness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm killed, I'm crushed to death!" bellowed Ike.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Ralph noted this at once, and as well the extreme peril of the situation of the enemy who, a minute previous had been gloating over his helplessness.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
which person or people
From this reading Ralph noted this at once, and as well the extreme peril of the situation of the enemy who, a minute previous had been gloating over his helplessness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A CRITICAL MOMENT If the rails under which Ike Slump lay had not caught at their ends with other rails, his limbs would have been crushed out of all semblance.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't move--for your life, don't move!" shouted Ralph, and he sprang forward in front of the pinioned Ike Slump.
