aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The little party stood there, hands raised above their heads; then hurrying footsteps echoed down the stone corridor behind them and their erstwhile prisoners surrounded them.
(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 The Point of View of Benjamin Dawlish It was all over very quickly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little party stood there, hands raised above their heads; then hurrying footsteps echoed down the stone corridor behind them and their erstwhile prisoners surrounded them.
assistantnounUS /əˈsɪstənt/
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading The German had lied when he spoke of his assistant, then.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There was no way of telling if the cold merciless voice behind the blinding lights was speaking truth or no, but in the circumstances it was impossible not to regard it.
BenjaminnounUS /ˈbendʒəmən/
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading The Point of View of Benjamin Dawlish It was all over very quickly.
blindingadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading There was no way of telling if the cold merciless voice behind the blinding lights was speaking truth or no, but in the circumstances it was impossible not to regard it.
brewhouse
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From this reading The man must have slipped into the house by the other door and released the men in the brewhouse.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no way of telling if the cold merciless voice behind the blinding lights was speaking truth or no, but in the circumstances it was impossible not to regard it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The man must have slipped into the house by the other door and released the men in the brewhouse.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading There was no way of telling if the cold merciless voice behind the blinding lights was speaking truth or no, but in the circumstances it was impossible not to regard it.
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 There was no way of telling if the cold merciless voice behind the blinding lights was speaking truth or no, but in the circumstances it was impossible not to regard it.
corridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading The little party stood there, hands raised above their heads; then hurrying footsteps echoed down the stone corridor behind them and their erstwhile prisoners surrounded them.
Dawlish
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From this reading The Point of View of Benjamin Dawlish It was all over very quickly.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The man must have slipped into the house by the other door and released the men in the brewhouse.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The little party stood there, hands raised above their heads; then hurrying footsteps echoed down the stone corridor behind them and their erstwhile prisoners surrounded them.
echoedverbUS /ˈekoʊd/
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading The little party stood there, hands raised above their heads; then hurrying footsteps echoed down the stone corridor behind them and their erstwhile prisoners surrounded them.
erstwhileadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrstwaɪl/
belonging to some prior time
From this reading The little party stood there, hands raised above their heads; then hurrying footsteps echoed down the stone corridor behind them and their erstwhile prisoners surrounded them.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading The little party stood there, hands raised above their heads; then hurrying footsteps echoed down the stone corridor behind them and their erstwhile prisoners surrounded them.
a person of German nationality
From this reading The German had lied when he spoke of his assistant, then.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The German had lied when he spoke of his assistant, then.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The little party stood there, hands raised above their heads; then hurrying footsteps echoed down the stone corridor behind them and their erstwhile prisoners surrounded them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The man must have slipped into the house by the other door and released the men in the brewhouse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The German had lied when he spoke of his assistant, then.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The little party stood there, hands raised above their heads; then hurrying footsteps echoed down the stone corridor behind them and their erstwhile prisoners surrounded them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The German had lied when he spoke of his assistant, then.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The man must have slipped into the house by the other door and released the men in the brewhouse.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading The little party stood there, hands raised above their heads; then hurrying footsteps echoed down the stone corridor behind them and their erstwhile prisoners surrounded them.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was no way of telling if the cold merciless voice behind the blinding lights was speaking truth or no, but in the circumstances it was impossible not to regard it.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading There was no way of telling if the cold merciless voice behind the blinding lights was speaking truth or no, but in the circumstances it was impossible not to regard it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no way of telling if the cold merciless voice behind the blinding lights was speaking truth or no, but in the circumstances it was impossible not to regard it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The man must have slipped into the house by the other door and released the men in the brewhouse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Point of View of Benjamin Dawlish It was all over very quickly.
liednounUS /laɪd/
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
From this reading The German had lied when he spoke of his assistant, then.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading There was no way of telling if the cold merciless voice behind the blinding lights was speaking truth or no, but in the circumstances it was impossible not to regard it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little party stood there, hands raised above their heads; then hurrying footsteps echoed down the stone corridor behind them and their erstwhile prisoners surrounded them.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man must have slipped into the house by the other door and released the men in the brewhouse.
the force of workers available
From this reading The man must have slipped into the house by the other door and released the men in the brewhouse.
mercilessadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrsələs/
having or showing no mercy
From this reading There was no way of telling if the cold merciless voice behind the blinding lights was speaking truth or no, but in the circumstances it was impossible not to regard it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The man must have slipped into the house by the other door and released the men in the brewhouse.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no way of telling if the cold merciless voice behind the blinding lights was speaking truth or no, but in the circumstances it was impossible not to regard it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was no way of telling if the cold merciless voice behind the blinding lights was speaking truth or no, but in the circumstances it was impossible not to regard it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Point of View of Benjamin Dawlish It was all over very quickly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was no way of telling if the cold merciless voice behind the blinding lights was speaking truth or no, but in the circumstances it was impossible not to regard it.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The man must have slipped into the house by the other door and released the men in the brewhouse.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Point of View of Benjamin Dawlish It was all over very quickly.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The little party stood there, hands raised above their heads; then hurrying footsteps echoed down the stone corridor behind them and their erstwhile prisoners surrounded them.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The Point of View of Benjamin Dawlish It was all over very quickly.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading The little party stood there, hands raised above their heads; then hurrying footsteps echoed down the stone corridor behind them and their erstwhile prisoners surrounded them.
with speed
From this reading The Point of View of Benjamin Dawlish It was all over very quickly.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The little party stood there, hands raised above their heads; then hurrying footsteps echoed down the stone corridor behind them and their erstwhile prisoners surrounded them.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading There was no way of telling if the cold merciless voice behind the blinding lights was speaking truth or no, but in the circumstances it was impossible not to regard it.
releasedverbUS /riˈliːst/
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading The man must have slipped into the house by the other door and released the men in the brewhouse.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading The man must have slipped into the house by the other door and released the men in the brewhouse.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading There was no way of telling if the cold merciless voice behind the blinding lights was speaking truth or no, but in the circumstances it was impossible not to regard it.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The German had lied when he spoke of his assistant, then.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The little party stood there, hands raised above their heads; then hurrying footsteps echoed down the stone corridor behind them and their erstwhile prisoners surrounded them.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The little party stood there, hands raised above their heads; then hurrying footsteps echoed down the stone corridor behind them and their erstwhile prisoners surrounded them.
confined on all sides
From this reading The little party stood there, hands raised above their heads; then hurrying footsteps echoed down the stone corridor behind them and their erstwhile prisoners surrounded them.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading There was no way of telling if the cold merciless voice behind the blinding lights was speaking truth or no, but in the circumstances it was impossible not to regard it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Point of View of Benjamin Dawlish It was all over very quickly.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The little party stood there, hands raised above their heads; then hurrying footsteps echoed down the stone corridor behind them and their erstwhile prisoners surrounded them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The little party stood there, hands raised above their heads; then hurrying footsteps echoed down the stone corridor behind them and their erstwhile prisoners surrounded them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The little party stood there, hands raised above their heads; then hurrying footsteps echoed down the stone corridor behind them and their erstwhile prisoners surrounded them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no way of telling if the cold merciless voice behind the blinding lights was speaking truth or no, but in the circumstances it was impossible not to regard it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no way of telling if the cold merciless voice behind the blinding lights was speaking truth or no, but in the circumstances it was impossible not to regard it.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading There was no way of telling if the cold merciless voice behind the blinding lights was speaking truth or no, but in the circumstances it was impossible not to regard it.
precisely as stated
From this reading The Point of View of Benjamin Dawlish It was all over very quickly.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading The Point of View of Benjamin Dawlish It was all over very quickly.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading There was no way of telling if the cold merciless voice behind the blinding lights was speaking truth or no, but in the circumstances it was impossible not to regard it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Point of View of Benjamin Dawlish It was all over very quickly.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There was no way of telling if the cold merciless voice behind the blinding lights was speaking truth or no, but in the circumstances it was impossible not to regard it.
at the time that
From this reading The German had lied when he spoke of his assistant, then.
