used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DREADNOUGHT BOY AT BAY.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
any thing at all
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A DREADNOUGHT BOY AT BAY.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading A DREADNOUGHT BOY AT BAY.
blindlyadverbUS /ˈblaɪndli/
without seeing or looking
From this reading Ned struck out blindly.
a youthful male person
From this reading A DREADNOUGHT BOY AT BAY.
Boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The Dreadnought Boy's challenge was still vibrating when, from every side, dark figures seemed to spring.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
challengeverbUS /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
take exception to
From this reading The Dreadnought Boy's challenge was still vibrating when, from every side, dark figures seemed to spring.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The Dreadnought Boy's challenge was still vibrating when, from every side, dark figures seemed to spring.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
distinguishverbUS /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
mark as different
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
DREADNOUGHTnounUS /ˈdrednɔːt/
battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
From this reading A DREADNOUGHT BOY AT BAY.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The Dreadnought Boy's challenge was still vibrating when, from every side, dark figures seemed to spring.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The Dreadnought Boy's challenge was still vibrating when, from every side, dark figures seemed to spring.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
fistsnounUS /fɪsts/
plural of “fist” — a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Dreadnought Boy's challenge was still vibrating when, from every side, dark figures seemed to spring.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They rushed at him like so many tigers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They rushed at him like so many tigers.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading They rushed at him like so many tigers.
Ned
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From this reading Ned struck out blindly.
oddsnounUS /ɑːdz/
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
one's
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From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Ned struck out blindly.
done under pressure
From this reading They rushed at him like so many tigers.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The Dreadnought Boy's challenge was still vibrating when, from every side, dark figures seemed to spring.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The Dreadnought Boy's challenge was still vibrating when, from every side, dark figures seemed to spring.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They rushed at him like so many tigers.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
the season of growth
From this reading The Dreadnought Boy's challenge was still vibrating when, from every side, dark figures seemed to spring.
not in physical motion
From this reading The Dreadnought Boy's challenge was still vibrating when, from every side, dark figures seemed to spring.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Ned struck out blindly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Dreadnought Boy's challenge was still vibrating when, from every side, dark figures seemed to spring.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rushed at him like so many tigers.
tigersnounUS /ˈtaɪɡərz/
a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students
From this reading They rushed at him like so many tigers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Dreadnought Boy's challenge was still vibrating when, from every side, dark figures seemed to spring.
two times
From this reading It was hard to distinguish anything in the darkness, but twice in the first few seconds of his desperate battle against odds, he felt his fists encounter some one's features.
vibratingverbUS /ˈvaɪbreɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “vibrate” — shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading The Dreadnought Boy's challenge was still vibrating when, from every side, dark figures seemed to spring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Dreadnought Boy's challenge was still vibrating when, from every side, dark figures seemed to spring.
at the time that
From this reading The Dreadnought Boy's challenge was still vibrating when, from every side, dark figures seemed to spring.
