used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a moment the smooth surface of the water was level with Gerry's eyes as it rose around his own helmet.
at or in the front
From this reading As it came up to his shoulders he saw the top of Slag's helmet disappear below the surface ahead of him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he stepped down into a darkness as black and impenetrable as though he were immersed in ink.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading For a moment the smooth surface of the water was level with Gerry's eyes as it rose around his own helmet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it came up to his shoulders he saw the top of Slag's helmet disappear below the surface ahead of him.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading As it came up to his shoulders he saw the top of Slag's helmet disappear below the surface ahead of him.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Gerry guided himself with his left hand on the slime covered stones of the wall beside him.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Warm black water rose to Gerry's knees, then to his waist.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As it came up to his shoulders he saw the top of Slag's helmet disappear below the surface ahead of him.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Gerry guided himself with his left hand on the slime covered stones of the wall beside him.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Then he stepped down into a darkness as black and impenetrable as though he were immersed in ink.
disappearverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading As it came up to his shoulders he saw the top of Slag's helmet disappear below the surface ahead of him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then he stepped down into a darkness as black and impenetrable as though he were immersed in ink.
opinion or judgment
From this reading For a moment the smooth surface of the water was level with Gerry's eyes as it rose around his own helmet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment the smooth surface of the water was level with Gerry's eyes as it rose around his own helmet.
Gerry
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From this reading Gerry guided himself with his left hand on the slime covered stones of the wall beside him.
Gerry's
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From this reading Warm black water rose to Gerry's knees, then to his waist.
guidedadjectiveUS /ˈɡaɪdəd/
subject to guidance or control especially after launching
From this reading Gerry guided himself with his left hand on the slime covered stones of the wall beside him.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Gerry guided himself with his left hand on the slime covered stones of the wall beside him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As it came up to his shoulders he saw the top of Slag's helmet disappear below the surface ahead of him.
helmetnounUS /ˈhelmət/
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading As it came up to his shoulders he saw the top of Slag's helmet disappear below the surface ahead of him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As it came up to his shoulders he saw the top of Slag's helmet disappear below the surface ahead of him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Gerry guided himself with his left hand on the slime covered stones of the wall beside him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Warm black water rose to Gerry's knees, then to his waist.
immersedverbUS /ˌɪˈmɜːrst/
past form of “immerse” — thrust or throw into
From this reading Then he stepped down into a darkness as black and impenetrable as though he were immersed in ink.
impenetrableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpenətrəbəl/
not admitting of penetration or passage into or through
From this reading Then he stepped down into a darkness as black and impenetrable as though he were immersed in ink.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he stepped down into a darkness as black and impenetrable as though he were immersed in ink.
inknounUS /ɪŋk/
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading Then he stepped down into a darkness as black and impenetrable as though he were immersed in ink.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then he stepped down into a darkness as black and impenetrable as though he were immersed in ink.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it came up to his shoulders he saw the top of Slag's helmet disappear below the surface ahead of him.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Warm black water rose to Gerry's knees, then to his waist.
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 Gerry guided himself with his left hand on the slime covered stones of the wall beside him.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading For a moment the smooth surface of the water was level with Gerry's eyes as it rose around his own helmet.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment the smooth surface of the water was level with Gerry's eyes as it rose around his own helmet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As it came up to his shoulders he saw the top of Slag's helmet disappear below the surface ahead of him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gerry guided himself with his left hand on the slime covered stones of the wall beside him.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading For a moment the smooth surface of the water was level with Gerry's eyes as it rose around his own helmet.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Warm black water rose to Gerry's knees, then to his waist.
cut with a saw
From this reading As it came up to his shoulders he saw the top of Slag's helmet disappear below the surface ahead of him.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading As it came up to his shoulders he saw the top of Slag's helmet disappear below the surface ahead of him.
Slag's
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From this reading As it came up to his shoulders he saw the top of Slag's helmet disappear below the surface ahead of him.
slimeverbUS /slaɪm/
cover or stain with slime
From this reading Gerry guided himself with his left hand on the slime covered stones of the wall beside him.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading For a moment the smooth surface of the water was level with Gerry's eyes as it rose around his own helmet.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Then he stepped down into a darkness as black and impenetrable as though he were immersed in ink.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Gerry guided himself with his left hand on the slime covered stones of the wall beside him.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading As it came up to his shoulders he saw the top of Slag's helmet disappear below the surface ahead of him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As it came up to his shoulders he saw the top of Slag's helmet disappear below the surface ahead of him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Warm black water rose to Gerry's knees, then to his waist.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Then he stepped down into a darkness as black and impenetrable as though he were immersed in ink.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Warm black water rose to Gerry's knees, then to his waist.
the upper part of anything
From this reading As it came up to his shoulders he saw the top of Slag's helmet disappear below the surface ahead of him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As it came up to his shoulders he saw the top of Slag's helmet disappear below the surface ahead of him.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading Warm black water rose to Gerry's knees, then to his waist.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Gerry guided himself with his left hand on the slime covered stones of the wall beside him.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Warm black water rose to Gerry's knees, then to his waist.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment the smooth surface of the water was level with Gerry's eyes as it rose around his own helmet.
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 Warm black water rose to Gerry's knees, then to his waist.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then he stepped down into a darkness as black and impenetrable as though he were immersed in ink.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a moment the smooth surface of the water was level with Gerry's eyes as it rose around his own helmet.
