in addition
From this reading Noted, also, the cringing fear-stricken forms of the two Indians, who had awakened and lay cowering upon their blankets.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She noted the knotted muscles of the clenched hands and the glare of the sunken eyes.
ARRESTverbUS /ərˈest/
take into custody
From this reading "ARREST THAT MAN!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Seconds passed--tense, portentous seconds--as the two stood facing each other over the dead ashes of the little fire.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading Seconds passed--tense, portentous seconds--as the two stood facing each other over the dead ashes of the little fire.
aroused or activated
From this reading Noted, also, the cringing fear-stricken forms of the two Indians, who had awakened and lay cowering upon their blankets.
blanketsnounUS /ˈblæŋkəts/
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Noted, also, the cringing fear-stricken forms of the two Indians, who had awakened and lay cowering upon their blankets.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Seconds in which the white drawn features of the man engraved themselves indelibly upon Chloe Elliston's brain.
Chloe
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From this reading Seconds in which the white drawn features of the man engraved themselves indelibly upon Chloe Elliston's brain.
clenchedadjectiveUS /klentʃt/
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading She noted the knotted muscles of the clenched hands and the glare of the sunken eyes.
coweringverbUS /ˈkaʊərɪŋ/
-ing form of “cower” — crouch or curl up
From this reading Noted, also, the cringing fear-stricken forms of the two Indians, who had awakened and lay cowering upon their blankets.
cringingadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪndʒɪŋ/
totally submissive
From this reading Noted, also, the cringing fear-stricken forms of the two Indians, who had awakened and lay cowering upon their blankets.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Seconds passed--tense, portentous seconds--as the two stood facing each other over the dead ashes of the little fire.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Seconds in which the white drawn features of the man engraved themselves indelibly upon Chloe Elliston's brain.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Seconds passed--tense, portentous seconds--as the two stood facing each other over the dead ashes of the little fire.
Elliston's
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From this reading Seconds in which the white drawn features of the man engraved themselves indelibly upon Chloe Elliston's brain.
engravedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈɡreɪvd/
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading Seconds in which the white drawn features of the man engraved themselves indelibly upon Chloe Elliston's brain.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She noted the knotted muscles of the clenched hands and the glare of the sunken eyes.
facingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading Seconds passed--tense, portentous seconds--as the two stood facing each other over the dead ashes of the little fire.
fear-stricken
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From this reading Noted, also, the cringing fear-stricken forms of the two Indians, who had awakened and lay cowering upon their blankets.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Seconds in which the white drawn features of the man engraved themselves indelibly upon Chloe Elliston's brain.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Seconds passed--tense, portentous seconds--as the two stood facing each other over the dead ashes of the little fire.
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Noted, also, the cringing fear-stricken forms of the two Indians, who had awakened and lay cowering upon their blankets.
glarenounUS /ɡler/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading She noted the knotted muscles of the clenched hands and the glare of the sunken eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Noted, also, the cringing fear-stricken forms of the two Indians, who had awakened and lay cowering upon their blankets.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She noted the knotted muscles of the clenched hands and the glare of the sunken eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Seconds in which the white drawn features of the man engraved themselves indelibly upon Chloe Elliston's brain.
indeliblyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdeləbli/
in an indelible manner
From this reading Seconds in which the white drawn features of the man engraved themselves indelibly upon Chloe Elliston's brain.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading Noted, also, the cringing fear-stricken forms of the two Indians, who had awakened and lay cowering upon their blankets.
knottedadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːtɪd/
tied with a knot
From this reading She noted the knotted muscles of the clenched hands and the glare of the sunken eyes.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Noted, also, the cringing fear-stricken forms of the two Indians, who had awakened and lay cowering upon their blankets.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Seconds passed--tense, portentous seconds--as the two stood facing each other over the dead ashes of the little fire.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "ARREST THAT MAN!"
musclesnounUS /ˈmʌsəlz/
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading She noted the knotted muscles of the clenched hands and the glare of the sunken eyes.
notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading She noted the knotted muscles of the clenched hands and the glare of the sunken eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Seconds passed--tense, portentous seconds--as the two stood facing each other over the dead ashes of the little fire.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Seconds passed--tense, portentous seconds--as the two stood facing each other over the dead ashes of the little fire.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Seconds passed--tense, portentous seconds--as the two stood facing each other over the dead ashes of the little fire.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Seconds passed--tense, portentous seconds--as the two stood facing each other over the dead ashes of the little fire.
portentousadjectiveUS /pɔːrˈtentəs/
of momentous or ominous significance
From this reading Seconds passed--tense, portentous seconds--as the two stood facing each other over the dead ashes of the little fire.
SecondsnounUS /ˈsekəndz/
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Seconds passed--tense, portentous seconds--as the two stood facing each other over the dead ashes of the little fire.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She noted the knotted muscles of the clenched hands and the glare of the sunken eyes.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Seconds passed--tense, portentous seconds--as the two stood facing each other over the dead ashes of the little fire.
sunkenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌŋkən/
having a sunken area
From this reading She noted the knotted muscles of the clenched hands and the glare of the sunken eyes.
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading Seconds passed--tense, portentous seconds--as the two stood facing each other over the dead ashes of the little fire.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "ARREST THAT MAN!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Seconds passed--tense, portentous seconds--as the two stood facing each other over the dead ashes of the little fire.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Noted, also, the cringing fear-stricken forms of the two Indians, who had awakened and lay cowering upon their blankets.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Seconds in which the white drawn features of the man engraved themselves indelibly upon Chloe Elliston's brain.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Seconds passed--tense, portentous seconds--as the two stood facing each other over the dead ashes of the little fire.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Seconds in which the white drawn features of the man engraved themselves indelibly upon Chloe Elliston's brain.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Seconds in which the white drawn features of the man engraved themselves indelibly upon Chloe Elliston's brain.
a Caucasian
From this reading Seconds in which the white drawn features of the man engraved themselves indelibly upon Chloe Elliston's brain.
which person or people
From this reading Noted, also, the cringing fear-stricken forms of the two Indians, who had awakened and lay cowering upon their blankets.
