used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He only understood that it went swiftly, swaying from side to side through a sable pit.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
(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 Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading From a long immersion deeper in the pit he struggled frantically.
didn't
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From this reading He didn't know.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Once or twice words flashed like fire through the pit: "Tyrant!--Fool to go."
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Once or twice words flashed like fire through the pit: "Tyrant!--Fool to go."
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Once or twice words flashed like fire through the pit: "Tyrant!--Fool to go."
franticallyadverbUS /ˈfræntəkəli/
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading From a long immersion deeper in the pit he struggled frantically.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He only understood that it went swiftly, swaying from side to side through a sable pit.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Once or twice words flashed like fire through the pit: "Tyrant!--Fool to go."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He didn't know.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
immersionnounUS /ˌɪˈmɜːrʒən/
sinking until covered completely with water
From this reading From a long immersion deeper in the pit he struggled frantically.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He only understood that it went swiftly, swaying from side to side through a sable pit.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He didn't know.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Once or twice words flashed like fire through the pit: "Tyrant!--Fool to go."
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 From a long immersion deeper in the pit he struggled frantically.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
oddsnounUS /ɑːdz/
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
From this reading Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
on one occasion
From this reading Once or twice words flashed like fire through the pit: "Tyrant!--Fool to go."
and nothing more
From this reading He only understood that it went swiftly, swaying from side to side through a sable pit.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Once or twice words flashed like fire through the pit: "Tyrant!--Fool to go."
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading He only understood that it went swiftly, swaying from side to side through a sable pit.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
sablenounUS /ˈseɪbəl/
an artist's brush made of sable hairs
From this reading He only understood that it went swiftly, swaying from side to side through a sable pit.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He only understood that it went swiftly, swaying from side to side through a sable pit.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading From a long immersion deeper in the pit he struggled frantically.
suspendedadjectiveUS /səˈspendɪd/
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
swayingverbUS /ˈsweɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading He only understood that it went swiftly, swaying from side to side through a sable pit.
in a swift manner
From this reading He only understood that it went swiftly, swaying from side to side through a sable pit.
swingingnounUS /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He only understood that it went swiftly, swaying from side to side through a sable pit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once or twice words flashed like fire through the pit: "Tyrant!--Fool to go."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He only understood that it went swiftly, swaying from side to side through a sable pit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He only understood that it went swiftly, swaying from side to side through a sable pit.
hard to endure
From this reading Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
two times
From this reading Once or twice words flashed like fire through the pit: "Tyrant!--Fool to go."
TyrantnounUS /ˈtaɪrənt/
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading Once or twice words flashed like fire through the pit: "Tyrant!--Fool to go."
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading He only understood that it went swiftly, swaying from side to side through a sable pit.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He only understood that it went swiftly, swaying from side to side through a sable pit.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Whenever his mind moved at all it came back to that sensation of a black pit in which he remained suspended, swinging from side to side, trying to struggle up against impossible odds.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Once or twice words flashed like fire through the pit: "Tyrant!--Fool to go."
