Chapter II · A Daring Act

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

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

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

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At Shirley’s suggestion, Henderson placed her upon the back of the horse, where she was at least dry.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading At Shirley’s suggestion, Henderson placed her upon the back of the horse, where she was at least dry.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “The water may not go down before morning.”

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Mrs. Henderson was completely worn out.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading “The water may not go down before morning.”

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading At Shirley’s suggestion, Henderson placed her upon the back of the horse, where she was at least dry.

a young female

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “The water may not go down before morning.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “There is no telling how long we may have to remain here,” said Henderson.

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From this reading Mrs. Henderson was completely worn out.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading At Shirley’s suggestion, Henderson placed her upon the back of the horse, where she was at least dry.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “There is no telling how long we may have to remain here,” said Henderson.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading At Shirley’s suggestion, Henderson placed her upon the back of the horse, where she was at least dry.

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From this reading “There is no telling how long we may have to remain here,” said Henderson.

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

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “There is no telling how long we may have to remain here,” said Henderson.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading At Shirley’s suggestion, Henderson placed her upon the back of the horse, where she was at least dry.

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 “There is no telling how long we may have to remain here,” said Henderson.

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

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “There is no telling how long we may have to remain here,” said Henderson.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading “The water may not go down before morning.”

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Henderson was completely worn out.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

not any; not one

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “The water may not go down before morning.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Mrs. Henderson was completely worn out.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading At Shirley’s suggestion, Henderson placed her upon the back of the horse, where she was at least dry.

a slow or gradual disappearance

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading “There is no telling how long we may have to remain here,” said Henderson.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “There is no telling how long we may have to remain here,” said Henderson.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading At Shirley’s suggestion, Henderson placed her upon the back of the horse, where she was at least dry.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At Shirley’s suggestion, Henderson placed her upon the back of the horse, where she was at least dry.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

not in physical motion

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

an idea that is suggested

From this reading At Shirley’s suggestion, Henderson placed her upon the back of the horse, where she was at least dry.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading “There is no telling how long we may have to remain here,” said Henderson.

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

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

in or at that place or location

From this reading “There is no telling how long we may have to remain here,” said Henderson.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “There is no telling how long we may have to remain here,” said Henderson.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading At Shirley’s suggestion, Henderson placed her upon the back of the horse, where she was at least dry.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Mrs. Henderson was completely worn out.

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 Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “There is no telling how long we may have to remain here,” said Henderson.

in or at the place that

From this reading At Shirley’s suggestion, Henderson placed her upon the back of the horse, where she was at least dry.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading Mrs. Henderson was completely worn out.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Night came on, and still the three—a man, a woman and a young girl—stood ankle deep in the cold water, which showed no sign of receding.