Chapter IX

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

From this reading The man fell in a heap.

point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

From this reading “Aim at the chauffeur,” commanded Gustav quickly just as the heavy car went by beneath us.

past form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

From this reading I aimed, and fired at the chauffeur in his blue cap.

(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 The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

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

From this reading I aimed, and fired at the chauffeur in his blue cap.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “Aim at the chauffeur,” commanded Gustav quickly just as the heavy car went by beneath us.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Aim at the chauffeur,” commanded Gustav quickly just as the heavy car went by beneath us.

past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading “Aim at the chauffeur,” commanded Gustav quickly just as the heavy car went by beneath us.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading I aimed, and fired at the chauffeur in his blue cap.

of short duration or distance

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

make a mess of, destroy or ruin

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “Aim at the chauffeur,” commanded Gustav quickly just as the heavy car went by beneath us.

a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading I aimed, and fired at the chauffeur in his blue cap.

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading “Aim at the chauffeur,” commanded Gustav quickly just as the heavy car went by beneath us.

past form of “careen” — walk as if unable to control one's movements

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

a man paid to drive a privately owned car

From this reading “Aim at the chauffeur,” commanded Gustav quickly just as the heavy car went by beneath us.

a steep high face of rock

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

past form of “command” — be in command of

From this reading “Aim at the chauffeur,” commanded Gustav quickly just as the heavy car went by beneath us.

past form of “crash” — fall or come down violently

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

(plural) the deepest and most remote part

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading The man fell in a heap.

having lost your job

From this reading I aimed, and fired at the chauffeur in his blue cap.

(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “Got him!”

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

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From this reading “Aim at the chauffeur,” commanded Gustav quickly just as the heavy car went by beneath us.

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

From this reading The man fell in a heap.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading “Aim at the chauffeur,” commanded Gustav quickly just as the heavy car went by beneath us.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Got him!”

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

From this reading I aimed, and fired at the chauffeur in his blue cap.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I aimed, and fired at the chauffeur in his blue cap.

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

From this reading I aimed, and fired at the chauffeur in his blue cap.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

and nothing more

From this reading “Aim at the chauffeur,” commanded Gustav quickly just as the heavy car went by beneath us.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The man fell in a heap.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

above and across; more than

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

with speed

From this reading “Aim at the chauffeur,” commanded Gustav quickly just as the heavy car went by beneath us.

past form of “rebound” — spring back; spring away from an impact

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

to give an account or representation of in words

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

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

From this reading “Aim at the chauffeur,” commanded Gustav quickly just as the heavy car went by beneath us.

the gymnastic moves of an acrobat

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Aim at the chauffeur,” commanded Gustav quickly just as the heavy car went by beneath us.

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 The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “Aim at the chauffeur,” commanded Gustav quickly just as the heavy car went by beneath us.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The car careened on, charged the cliff face, rebounded, attacked the lower wall furiously with all its unwieldy weight like a great bumble bee and, tumbling over, crashed with a brief and distant report into the depths below.