used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I looked beneath, and to my horror a huge whale was coming upward with extended jaws.
anew
From this reading His vocal power lay in his spiracle, and he said again:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I looked beneath, and to my horror a huge whale was coming upward with extended jaws.
asphyxiatedadjectiveUS /æˈsfɪksieɪtɪd/
in a state of asphyxia
From this reading "'I should have been asphyxiated in five minutes.'
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "'I should have been asphyxiated in five minutes.'
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading I looked beneath, and to my horror a huge whale was coming upward with extended jaws.
benignantlyadverb
in a benign manner
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
coloringnounUS /ˈkʌlərɪŋ/
a digestible substance used to give color to food
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I looked beneath, and to my horror a huge whale was coming upward with extended jaws.
curdledadjective
transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading I looked beneath, and to my horror a huge whale was coming upward with extended jaws.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "'I should have been asphyxiated in five minutes.'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
gouts
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From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
half-human
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From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
harpoonnounUS /hɑːrˈpuːn/
a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "'I should have been asphyxiated in five minutes.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
intense and profound fear
From this reading I looked beneath, and to my horror a huge whale was coming upward with extended jaws.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading I looked beneath, and to my horror a huge whale was coming upward with extended jaws.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I looked beneath, and to my horror a huge whale was coming upward with extended jaws.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Who is it that speaks?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "'Who is it that speaks?'
jawsnounUS /dʒɔːz/
plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
From this reading I looked beneath, and to my horror a huge whale was coming upward with extended jaws.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading His vocal power lay in his spiracle, and he said again:
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I looked beneath, and to my horror a huge whale was coming upward with extended jaws.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "'I should have been asphyxiated in five minutes.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I looked beneath, and to my horror a huge whale was coming upward with extended jaws.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading His vocal power lay in his spiracle, and he said again:
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading His vocal power lay in his spiracle, and he said again:
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "'I should have been asphyxiated in five minutes.'
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading "'Who is it that speaks?'
spiraclenoun
a breathing orifice
From this reading His vocal power lay in his spiracle, and he said again:
not in physical motion
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "'Who is it that speaks?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I looked beneath, and to my horror a huge whale was coming upward with extended jaws.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
upwardadjectiveUS /ˈʌpwərd/
directed up
From this reading I looked beneath, and to my horror a huge whale was coming upward with extended jaws.
vocaladjectiveUS /ˈvoʊkəl/
relating to or designed for or using the singing voice
From this reading His vocal power lay in his spiracle, and he said again:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I looked beneath, and to my horror a huge whale was coming upward with extended jaws.
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 His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
whalenounUS /weɪl/
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading I looked beneath, and to my horror a huge whale was coming upward with extended jaws.
in or at the place that
From this reading His half-human eyes were turned benignantly upon me; but he was evidently in pain, and from a point in his back, where a broken harpoon still remained, gouts of blood curdled upward, coloring the water.
which person or people
From this reading "'Who is it that speaks?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading I looked beneath, and to my horror a huge whale was coming upward with extended jaws.
