used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
on or to one side
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Offitt turned at the noise, and saw Sam coming, and knew that the end of his life was there.
completely unclothed
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
the act of breaking something
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
brushedadjectiveUS /brʌʃt/
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
carpenternounUS /ˈkɑːrpəntər/
a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
centre-table
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From this reading Sleeny rose, pulled the cover from the centre-table in the room, and threw it over the distorted face of the dead man.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
cobwebnounUS /ˈkɑːbweb/
a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Offitt turned at the noise, and saw Sam coming, and knew that the end of his life was there.
court-room
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From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading Sleeny rose, pulled the cover from the centre-table in the room, and threw it over the distorted face of the dead man.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Sleeny rose, pulled the cover from the centre-table in the room, and threw it over the distorted face of the dead man.
defencenounUS /dɪˈfens/
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
distortedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɔːrtəd/
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
From this reading Sleeny rose, pulled the cover from the centre-table in the room, and threw it over the distorted face of the dead man.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Offitt turned at the noise, and saw Sam coming, and knew that the end of his life was there.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Sleeny rose, pulled the cover from the centre-table in the room, and threw it over the distorted face of the dead man.
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sleeny rose, pulled the cover from the centre-table in the room, and threw it over the distorted face of the dead man.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
half-open
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From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading His heart was like water within him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His heart was like water within him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sleeny rose, pulled the cover from the centre-table in the room, and threw it over the distorted face of the dead man.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Offitt turned at the noise, and saw Sam coming, and knew that the end of his life was there.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Offitt turned at the noise, and saw Sam coming, and knew that the end of his life was there.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading His heart was like water within him.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Sleeny rose, pulled the cover from the centre-table in the room, and threw it over the distorted face of the dead man.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Offitt turned at the noise, and saw Sam coming, and knew that the end of his life was there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
Offitt
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From this reading Offitt turned at the noise, and saw Sam coming, and knew that the end of his life was there.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sleeny rose, pulled the cover from the centre-table in the room, and threw it over the distorted face of the dead man.
a course of conduct
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Sleeny rose, pulled the cover from the centre-table in the room, and threw it over the distorted face of the dead man.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Sleeny rose, pulled the cover from the centre-table in the room, and threw it over the distorted face of the dead man.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Sleeny rose, pulled the cover from the centre-table in the room, and threw it over the distorted face of the dead man.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Offitt turned at the noise, and saw Sam coming, and knew that the end of his life was there.
cut with a saw
From this reading Offitt turned at the noise, and saw Sam coming, and knew that the end of his life was there.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
Sleeny
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From this reading Sleeny rose, pulled the cover from the centre-table in the room, and threw it over the distorted face of the dead man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Offitt turned at the noise, and saw Sam coming, and knew that the end of his life was there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Offitt turned at the noise, and saw Sam coming, and knew that the end of his life was there.
threatnounUS /θret/
something that is a source of danger
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Offitt turned at the noise, and saw Sam coming, and knew that the end of his life was there.
twistingnounUS /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
communicated in words
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Offitt turned at the noise, and saw Sam coming, and knew that the end of his life was there.
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 heart was like water within him.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He brushed her aside as if she had been a cobweb in his path, and with a wild cry of joy and vengeance he burst through the half-open door.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading His heart was like water within him.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He made a feeble effort at defence; but the carpenter, without a word, threw him on the floor, planted one knee on his chest, and with his bare hands made good the threat he uttered in his agony in the court-room, twisting and breaking his neck.
