Chapter XXVI

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

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

not functioning properly

From this reading So drowsily deliberate was the long snake that it would have seemed not amiss to remind it of its ghastly error.

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

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading There he was bound by this living horror to the big limb hie had been using.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading There he was bound by this living horror to the big limb hie had been using.

confined by bonds

From this reading There he was bound by this living horror to the big limb hie had been using.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

in the shape of a coil

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

carefully thought out in advance

From this reading So drowsily deliberate was the long snake that it would have seemed not amiss to remind it of its ghastly error.

dreamy in mood or nature

From this reading WITH THE SMOKE _Dreamy_, that was the way it seemed to the panic-stricken Skinny.

in a drowsy manner

From this reading So drowsily deliberate was the long snake that it would have seemed not amiss to remind it of its ghastly error.

past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading So drowsily deliberate was the long snake that it would have seemed not amiss to remind it of its ghastly error.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

From this reading So drowsily deliberate was the long snake that it would have seemed not amiss to remind it of its ghastly error.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading So drowsily deliberate was the long snake that it would have seemed not amiss to remind it of its ghastly error.

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

From this reading There he was bound by this living horror to the big limb hie had been using.

move hurridly

From this reading There he was bound by this living horror to the big limb hie had been using.

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

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

intense and profound fear

From this reading There he was bound by this living horror to the big limb hie had been using.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

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

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

formed or united into a whole

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

incapable of being avoided or prevented

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading WITH THE SMOKE _Dreamy_, that was the way it seemed to the panic-stricken Skinny.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

From this reading There he was bound by this living horror to the big limb hie had been using.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading There he was bound by this living horror to the big limb hie had been using.

causing or able to cause nausea

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading So drowsily deliberate was the long snake that it would have seemed not amiss to remind it of its ghastly error.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading So drowsily deliberate was the long snake that it would have seemed not amiss to remind it of its ghastly error.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

From this reading WITH THE SMOKE _Dreamy_, that was the way it seemed to the panic-stricken Skinny.

put in the mind of someone

From this reading So drowsily deliberate was the long snake that it would have seemed not amiss to remind it of its ghastly error.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading WITH THE SMOKE _Dreamy_, that was the way it seemed to the panic-stricken Skinny.

being very thin

From this reading WITH THE SMOKE _Dreamy_, that was the way it seemed to the panic-stricken Skinny.

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From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

moving slowly

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading WITH THE SMOKE _Dreamy_, that was the way it seemed to the panic-stricken Skinny.

limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

From this reading So drowsily deliberate was the long snake that it would have seemed not amiss to remind it of its ghastly error.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The thing was so unreal!

put, fix, force, or implant

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WITH THE SMOKE _Dreamy_, that was the way it seemed to the panic-stricken Skinny.

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

From this reading WITH THE SMOKE _Dreamy_, that was the way it seemed to the panic-stricken Skinny.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There he was bound by this living horror to the big limb hie had been using.

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

a special situation

From this reading The thing was so unreal!

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

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

From this reading WITH THE SMOKE _Dreamy_, that was the way it seemed to the panic-stricken Skinny.

not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria

From this reading The thing was so unreal!

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Following immediately upon his frantic striving, this loathsome thing had slowly emerged upon the stick and by a kind of sluggish inevitable instinct incorporated Skinny's thin leg in its unconscious coiling.

an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

From this reading There he was bound by this living horror to the big limb hie had been using.

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

From this reading WITH THE SMOKE _Dreamy_, that was the way it seemed to the panic-stricken Skinny.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading WITH THE SMOKE _Dreamy_, that was the way it seemed to the panic-stricken Skinny.

in the company of; together with

From this reading WITH THE SMOKE _Dreamy_, that was the way it seemed to the panic-stricken Skinny.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading So drowsily deliberate was the long snake that it would have seemed not amiss to remind it of its ghastly error.