used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Midnight Call Rick and Scotty left the ground simultaneously in a dive for the legs charging toward them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Midnight Call Rick and Scotty left the ground simultaneously in a dive for the legs charging toward them.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Arms locked around his chest, pinioning his own arms to his side.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Arms locked around his chest, pinioning his own arms to his side.
attackersnounUS /əˈtækərz/
plural of “attacker” — someone who attacks
From this reading They connected, and the impact sent the attackers to the ground.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rick recovered from the dive and tensed for a swing, but he never made it.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Midnight Call Rick and Scotty left the ground simultaneously in a dive for the legs charging toward them.
chargingverbUS /ˈtʃɑːrdʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “charge” — to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading The Midnight Call Rick and Scotty left the ground simultaneously in a dive for the legs charging toward them.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading Arms locked around his chest, pinioning his own arms to his side.
being joined in close association
From this reading They connected, and the impact sent the attackers to the ground.
divenounUS /daɪv/
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading The Midnight Call Rick and Scotty left the ground simultaneously in a dive for the legs charging toward them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Midnight Call Rick and Scotty left the ground simultaneously in a dive for the legs charging toward them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Rick recovered from the dive and tensed for a swing, but he never made it.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading He struggled violently, but the grip never yielded.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The Midnight Call Rick and Scotty left the ground simultaneously in a dive for the legs charging toward them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rick recovered from the dive and tensed for a swing, but he never made it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Arms locked around his chest, pinioning his own arms to his side.
impactnounUS /ˌɪmˈpækt/
the striking of one body against another
From this reading They connected, and the impact sent the attackers to the ground.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Midnight Call Rick and Scotty left the ground simultaneously in a dive for the legs charging toward them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rick recovered from the dive and tensed for a swing, but he never made it.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The Midnight Call Rick and Scotty left the ground simultaneously in a dive for the legs charging toward them.
staying power
From this reading The Midnight Call Rick and Scotty left the ground simultaneously in a dive for the legs charging toward them.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Arms locked around his chest, pinioning his own arms to his side.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Rick recovered from the dive and tensed for a swing, but he never made it.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading The Midnight Call Rick and Scotty left the ground simultaneously in a dive for the legs charging toward them.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Rick recovered from the dive and tensed for a swing, but he never made it.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Arms locked around his chest, pinioning his own arms to his side.
pinioning
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From this reading Arms locked around his chest, pinioning his own arms to his side.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Rick recovered from the dive and tensed for a swing, but he never made it.
RicknounUS /rɪk/
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading The Midnight Call Rick and Scotty left the ground simultaneously in a dive for the legs charging toward them.
Scotty
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From this reading The Midnight Call Rick and Scotty left the ground simultaneously in a dive for the legs charging toward them.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading They connected, and the impact sent the attackers to the ground.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Arms locked around his chest, pinioning his own arms to his side.
simultaneouslyadverbUS /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli/
at the same instant
From this reading The Midnight Call Rick and Scotty left the ground simultaneously in a dive for the legs charging toward them.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading He struggled violently, but the grip never yielded.
swingverbUS /swɪŋ/
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Rick recovered from the dive and tensed for a swing, but he never made it.
tensedadjective
having inflections to indicate tense
From this reading Rick recovered from the dive and tensed for a swing, but he never made it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Midnight Call Rick and Scotty left the ground simultaneously in a dive for the legs charging toward them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Midnight Call Rick and Scotty left the ground simultaneously in a dive for the legs charging toward them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They connected, and the impact sent the attackers to the ground.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They connected, and the impact sent the attackers to the ground.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The Midnight Call Rick and Scotty left the ground simultaneously in a dive for the legs charging toward them.
in a violent manner
From this reading He struggled violently, but the grip never yielded.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading He struggled violently, but the grip never yielded.
