used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At last he was landing after such a brief long struggle, his burden in his arms, on the dreary bank, little dreaming that any spectator was watching him play the man.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading At last he was landing after such a brief long struggle, his burden in his arms, on the dreary bank, little dreaming that any spectator was watching him play the man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading INNA AT THE OWL'S NEST--MORE WRONG STEPS.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading At last he was landing after such a brief long struggle, his burden in his arms, on the dreary bank, little dreaming that any spectator was watching him play the man.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
a youthful male person
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
of short duration or distance
From this reading At last he was landing after such a brief long struggle, his burden in his arms, on the dreary bank, little dreaming that any spectator was watching him play the man.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading At last he was landing after such a brief long struggle, his burden in his arms, on the dreary bank, little dreaming that any spectator was watching him play the man.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading At last he was landing after such a brief long struggle, his burden in his arms, on the dreary bank, little dreaming that any spectator was watching him play the man.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading At last he was landing after such a brief long struggle, his burden in his arms, on the dreary bank, little dreaming that any spectator was watching him play the man.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
extremitiesnounUS /ekˈstremətiz/
plural of “extremity” — an external body part that projects from the body
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
fainadjectiveUS /feɪn/
having made preparations
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
flounderingverbUS /ˈflaʊndərɪŋ/
-ing form of “flounder” — walk with great difficulty
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
Giche
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From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
a young female
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
graspedverbUS /ɡræspt/
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
guidedadjectiveUS /ˈɡaɪdəd/
subject to guidance or control especially after launching
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last he was landing after such a brief long struggle, his burden in his arms, on the dreary bank, little dreaming that any spectator was watching him play the man.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
INNA
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From this reading INNA AT THE OWL'S NEST--MORE WRONG STEPS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
jawsnounUS /dʒɔːz/
plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
and nothing more
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
landingnounUS /ˈlændɪŋ/
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading At last he was landing after such a brief long struggle, his burden in his arms, on the dreary bank, little dreaming that any spectator was watching him play the man.
immediately past
From this reading At last he was landing after such a brief long struggle, his burden in his arms, on the dreary bank, little dreaming that any spectator was watching him play the man.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading At last he was landing after such a brief long struggle, his burden in his arms, on the dreary bank, little dreaming that any spectator was watching him play the man.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At last he was landing after such a brief long struggle, his burden in his arms, on the dreary bank, little dreaming that any spectator was watching him play the man.
mitenounUS /maɪt/
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
a particular point in time
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading INNA AT THE OWL'S NEST--MORE WRONG STEPS.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
NESTnounUS /nest/
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading INNA AT THE OWL'S NEST--MORE WRONG STEPS.
niecesnounUS /ˈniːsɪz/
plural of “niece” — a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
many times at short intervals
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At last he was landing after such a brief long struggle, his burden in his arms, on the dreary bank, little dreaming that any spectator was watching him play the man.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
and nothing more
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
OWL'S
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From this reading INNA AT THE OWL'S NEST--MORE WRONG STEPS.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
Phil
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From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
participate in games or sport
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
savingnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋ/
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
shudderinglyadverb
with a shudder
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
snatchverbUS /snætʃ/
to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
spectatornounUS /ˈspekteɪtər/
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading At last he was landing after such a brief long struggle, his burden in his arms, on the dreary bank, little dreaming that any spectator was watching him play the man.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading INNA AT THE OWL'S NEST--MORE WRONG STEPS.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading At last he was landing after such a brief long struggle, his burden in his arms, on the dreary bank, little dreaming that any spectator was watching him play the man.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At last he was landing after such a brief long struggle, his burden in his arms, on the dreary bank, little dreaming that any spectator was watching him play the man.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
swallowedverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊd/
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
carry out
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INNA AT THE OWL'S NEST--MORE WRONG STEPS.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
unseenadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːn/
not seen or perceived
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that strong unseen Hand, so often stretched out in our great extremities, was stretched out now, although only for the saving of one little girl.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading At last he was landing after such a brief long struggle, his burden in his arms, on the dreary bank, little dreaming that any spectator was watching him play the man.
wateryadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːtəri/
filled with water
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
in or at the place that
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading INNA AT THE OWL'S NEST--MORE WRONG STEPS.
yawningadjectiveUS /ˈjɔːnɪŋ/
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading It guided the boy to the spot where the poor little floundering bundle rose to the surface, helped him to play the hero, and to snatch her from those yawning watery jaws, that would fain have swallowed her--she was shudderingly near to her end, but after a time he grasped her tightly, and drew her to him.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there were four--Madame Giche, her nieces, and Phil, her page; and all four came bearing down upon him, chair and all, as he laid Inna down among the rough grass a moment, to just take breath, shake himself, and then home, or the poor mite would die of cold.
