used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Umballa sank to his knees and then fought madly to rise but the hands at his throat were the hands of a madman, steel, resistless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COLONEL IN CHAINS The colonel and Umballa swayed back and forth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Umballa sank to his knees and then fought madly to rise but the hands at his throat were the hands of a madman, steel, resistless.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE COLONEL IN CHAINS The colonel and Umballa swayed back and forth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Umballa sank to his knees and then fought madly to rise but the hands at his throat were the hands of a madman, steel, resistless.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading Lower and lower went Umballa's head; he saw death peering into the cell.
CHAINSnounUS /tʃeɪnz/
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading THE COLONEL IN CHAINS The colonel and Umballa swayed back and forth.
clinked
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From this reading The colonel's chains clinked sharply.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading THE COLONEL IN CHAINS The colonel and Umballa swayed back and forth.
colonel'snounUS /ˈkɜːrnəlz/
possessive form of “colonel” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading The colonel's chains clinked sharply.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading His cry rattled in his throat.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Lower and lower went Umballa's head; he saw death peering into the cell.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE COLONEL IN CHAINS The colonel and Umballa swayed back and forth.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Umballa sank to his knees and then fought madly to rise but the hands at his throat were the hands of a madman, steel, resistless.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Umballa sank to his knees and then fought madly to rise but the hands at his throat were the hands of a madman, steel, resistless.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lower and lower went Umballa's head; he saw death peering into the cell.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Lower and lower went Umballa's head; he saw death peering into the cell.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Umballa sank to his knees and then fought madly to rise but the hands at his throat were the hands of a madman, steel, resistless.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE COLONEL IN CHAINS The colonel and Umballa swayed back and forth.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lower and lower went Umballa's head; he saw death peering into the cell.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Umballa sank to his knees and then fought madly to rise but the hands at his throat were the hands of a madman, steel, resistless.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Lower and lower went Umballa's head; he saw death peering into the cell.
madlyadverbUS /ˈmædli/
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Umballa sank to his knees and then fought madly to rise but the hands at his throat were the hands of a madman, steel, resistless.
madmannounUS /ˈmædmæn/
an insane person
From this reading Umballa sank to his knees and then fought madly to rise but the hands at his throat were the hands of a madman, steel, resistless.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Umballa sank to his knees and then fought madly to rise but the hands at his throat were the hands of a madman, steel, resistless.
peeringverbUS /ˈpiːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading Lower and lower went Umballa's head; he saw death peering into the cell.
rattledadjectiveUS /ˈrætəld/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading His cry rattled in his throat.
resistlessadjective
impossible to resist; overpowering
From this reading Umballa sank to his knees and then fought madly to rise but the hands at his throat were the hands of a madman, steel, resistless.
move upward
From this reading Umballa sank to his knees and then fought madly to rise but the hands at his throat were the hands of a madman, steel, resistless.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Umballa sank to his knees and then fought madly to rise but the hands at his throat were the hands of a madman, steel, resistless.
cut with a saw
From this reading Lower and lower went Umballa's head; he saw death peering into the cell.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading The colonel's chains clinked sharply.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading Umballa sank to his knees and then fought madly to rise but the hands at his throat were the hands of a madman, steel, resistless.
swayedverbUS /sweɪd/
past form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading THE COLONEL IN CHAINS The colonel and Umballa swayed back and forth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COLONEL IN CHAINS The colonel and Umballa swayed back and forth.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Umballa sank to his knees and then fought madly to rise but the hands at his throat were the hands of a madman, steel, resistless.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Umballa sank to his knees and then fought madly to rise but the hands at his throat were the hands of a madman, steel, resistless.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Umballa sank to his knees and then fought madly to rise but the hands at his throat were the hands of a madman, steel, resistless.
Umballa
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From this reading THE COLONEL IN CHAINS The colonel and Umballa swayed back and forth.
Umballa's
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From this reading Lower and lower went Umballa's head; he saw death peering into the cell.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Lower and lower went Umballa's head; he saw death peering into the cell.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Umballa sank to his knees and then fought madly to rise but the hands at his throat were the hands of a madman, steel, resistless.
