used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And then, as he glanced over his shoulder a cry of surprise and dismay escaped his lips.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As Red Rodgers raced after the floating figure of the girl he gained little by little.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then, as he glanced over his shoulder a cry of surprise and dismay escaped his lips.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Red Rodgers raced after the floating figure of the girl he gained little by little.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now she was twenty yards away, now ten, now five, as he pulled madly at the oars.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Now she was twenty yards away, now ten, now five, as he pulled madly at the oars.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Boat length by boat length he decreased the distance.
bulknounUS /bʌlk/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading With a snort and a mad splashing of water a dark bulk sprang from the water, rattled over the pebbly shore, and then disappeared into the dense forest that covered the narrow island.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As Red Rodgers raced after the floating figure of the girl he gained little by little.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading With a snort and a mad splashing of water a dark bulk sprang from the water, rattled over the pebbly shore, and then disappeared into the dense forest that covered the narrow island.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading And then, as he glanced over his shoulder a cry of surprise and dismay escaped his lips.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading With a snort and a mad splashing of water a dark bulk sprang from the water, rattled over the pebbly shore, and then disappeared into the dense forest that covered the narrow island.
decreasedadjectiveUS /dɪˈkriːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading Boat length by boat length he decreased the distance.
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading With a snort and a mad splashing of water a dark bulk sprang from the water, rattled over the pebbly shore, and then disappeared into the dense forest that covered the narrow island.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading With a snort and a mad splashing of water a dark bulk sprang from the water, rattled over the pebbly shore, and then disappeared into the dense forest that covered the narrow island.
dismaynounUS /dɪˈsmeɪ/
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading And then, as he glanced over his shoulder a cry of surprise and dismay escaped his lips.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Boat length by boat length he decreased the distance.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading And then, as he glanced over his shoulder a cry of surprise and dismay escaped his lips.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading As Red Rodgers raced after the floating figure of the girl he gained little by little.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Now she was twenty yards away, now ten, now five, as he pulled madly at the oars.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading As Red Rodgers raced after the floating figure of the girl he gained little by little.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading With a snort and a mad splashing of water a dark bulk sprang from the water, rattled over the pebbly shore, and then disappeared into the dense forest that covered the narrow island.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With a snort and a mad splashing of water a dark bulk sprang from the water, rattled over the pebbly shore, and then disappeared into the dense forest that covered the narrow island.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading As Red Rodgers raced after the floating figure of the girl he gained little by little.
a young female
From this reading As Red Rodgers raced after the floating figure of the girl he gained little by little.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading And then, as he glanced over his shoulder a cry of surprise and dismay escaped his lips.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Red Rodgers raced after the floating figure of the girl he gained little by little.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And then, as he glanced over his shoulder a cry of surprise and dismay escaped his lips.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With a snort and a mad splashing of water a dark bulk sprang from the water, rattled over the pebbly shore, and then disappeared into the dense forest that covered the narrow island.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading With a snort and a mad splashing of water a dark bulk sprang from the water, rattled over the pebbly shore, and then disappeared into the dense forest that covered the narrow island.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Boat length by boat length he decreased the distance.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading And then, as he glanced over his shoulder a cry of surprise and dismay escaped his lips.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As Red Rodgers raced after the floating figure of the girl he gained little by little.
roused to anger
From this reading With a snort and a mad splashing of water a dark bulk sprang from the water, rattled over the pebbly shore, and then disappeared into the dense forest that covered the narrow island.
madlyadverbUS /ˈmædli/
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Now she was twenty yards away, now ten, now five, as he pulled madly at the oars.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading With a snort and a mad splashing of water a dark bulk sprang from the water, rattled over the pebbly shore, and then disappeared into the dense forest that covered the narrow island.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now she was twenty yards away, now ten, now five, as he pulled madly at the oars.
oarsnounUS /ɔːrz/
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading Now she was twenty yards away, now ten, now five, as he pulled madly at the oars.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Red Rodgers raced after the floating figure of the girl he gained little by little.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And then, as he glanced over his shoulder a cry of surprise and dismay escaped his lips.
pebblyadjective
abounding in small stones
From this reading With a snort and a mad splashing of water a dark bulk sprang from the water, rattled over the pebbly shore, and then disappeared into the dense forest that covered the narrow island.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Now she was twenty yards away, now ten, now five, as he pulled madly at the oars.
racedverbUS /reɪst/
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading As Red Rodgers raced after the floating figure of the girl he gained little by little.
rattledadjectiveUS /ˈrætəld/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading With a snort and a mad splashing of water a dark bulk sprang from the water, rattled over the pebbly shore, and then disappeared into the dense forest that covered the narrow island.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading As Red Rodgers raced after the floating figure of the girl he gained little by little.
RodgersnounUS /ˈrɑːdʒərz/
United States composer of musical comedies (especially in collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II and with Lorenz Hart) (1902-1979)
From this reading As Red Rodgers raced after the floating figure of the girl he gained little by little.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now she was twenty yards away, now ten, now five, as he pulled madly at the oars.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading With a snort and a mad splashing of water a dark bulk sprang from the water, rattled over the pebbly shore, and then disappeared into the dense forest that covered the narrow island.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading And then, as he glanced over his shoulder a cry of surprise and dismay escaped his lips.
snortverbUS /snɔːrt/
indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading With a snort and a mad splashing of water a dark bulk sprang from the water, rattled over the pebbly shore, and then disappeared into the dense forest that covered the narrow island.
splashingnounUS /ˈsplæʃɪŋ/
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading With a snort and a mad splashing of water a dark bulk sprang from the water, rattled over the pebbly shore, and then disappeared into the dense forest that covered the narrow island.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading With a snort and a mad splashing of water a dark bulk sprang from the water, rattled over the pebbly shore, and then disappeared into the dense forest that covered the narrow island.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading And then, as he glanced over his shoulder a cry of surprise and dismay escaped his lips.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Now she was twenty yards away, now ten, now five, as he pulled madly at the oars.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With a snort and a mad splashing of water a dark bulk sprang from the water, rattled over the pebbly shore, and then disappeared into the dense forest that covered the narrow island.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Red Rodgers raced after the floating figure of the girl he gained little by little.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, as he glanced over his shoulder a cry of surprise and dismay escaped his lips.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Now she was twenty yards away, now ten, now five, as he pulled madly at the oars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now she was twenty yards away, now ten, now five, as he pulled madly at the oars.
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 With a snort and a mad splashing of water a dark bulk sprang from the water, rattled over the pebbly shore, and then disappeared into the dense forest that covered the narrow island.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a snort and a mad splashing of water a dark bulk sprang from the water, rattled over the pebbly shore, and then disappeared into the dense forest that covered the narrow island.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Now she was twenty yards away, now ten, now five, as he pulled madly at the oars.
