used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It spun him about, and then he was sliding.
anew
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
(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 He went all the way to the opposite wall too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
of short duration or distance
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
couldn't
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From this reading He couldn't seem to stop the sliding.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
embraceverbUS /emˈbreɪs/
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It spun him about, and then he was sliding.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It spun him about, and then he was sliding.
staying power
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
lurchverbUS /lɜːrtʃ/
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading He went all the way to the opposite wall too.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He couldn't seem to stop the sliding.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
slidingadjectiveUS /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/
being a smooth continuous motion
From this reading It spun him about, and then he was sliding.
sprawledverbUS /sprɔːld/
past form of “sprawl” — sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
spunverbUS /spʌn/
inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading It spun him about, and then he was sliding.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading He couldn't seem to stop the sliding.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It spun him about, and then he was sliding.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading He went all the way to the opposite wall too.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He went all the way to the opposite wall too.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went all the way to the opposite wall too.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
at the time that
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
